{"id":374198,"date":"2021-11-30T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T04:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-wall-street-journal-ftc-asks-amazon-walmart-others-about-how-theyre-handling-supply-chain-issues\/"},"modified":"2021-11-30T07:29:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T04:29:00","slug":"the-wall-street-journal-ftc-asks-amazon-walmart-others-about-how-theyre-handling-supply-chain-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-ftc-asks-amazon-walmart-others-about-how-theyre-handling-supply-chain-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Wall Street Journal: FTC asks Amazon, Walmart, others about how they\u2019re handling supply-chain issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label 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Ziobro<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-ftc-asks-amazon-walmart-others-about-how-theyre-handling-supply-chain-issues\/#i\" >,<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-ftc-asks-amazon-walmart-others-about-how-theyre-handling-supply-chain-issues\/#Tarini_Parti\" >Tarini Parti<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Wall Street Journal: FTC asks Amazon, Walmart, others about how they\u2019re handling supply-chain issues<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Agency_seeks_documents_information_to_figure_out_reasons_behind_the_widespread_problems\"><\/span>\n  Agency seeks documents, information to figure out reasons behind the widespread problems<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"article body\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000503081\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n  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class=\"positive\">+1.05%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n      \u00a0Walmart\u00a0Inc.<br \/>\n        WMT,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/207374728\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-1.57%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n      \u00a0and others about how they are handling\u00a0supply-chain snarls, part of a study into whether the problems have led to anticompetitive behavior and higher prices.<\/p>\n<p> The document request isn\u2019t part of any law-enforcement action, the FTC said in a press release. Instead, the agency said it is looking to understand the reasons behind the widespread supply-chain problems that have crimped economic growth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       The agency is also seeking documents and information from\u00a0Kroger\u00a0Co.<br \/>\n        KR,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/206215053\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-1.83%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       \u00a0C&amp;S Wholesale Grocers Inc., Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc., McLane Co.,\u00a0Tyson Foods\u00a0Inc.<br \/>\n        TSN,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/201117502\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.66%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n      \u00a0and\u00a0Kraft Heinz\u00a0Co.<br \/>\n        KHC,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203625533\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.14%<\/bg-quote><span>.<\/span><br \/>\n      \u00a0\u00a0The companies have 45 days to respond.<\/p>\n<p>The order will require the companies to detail how they are navigating the\u00a0supply- chain crisis, including how it has affected the availability of transportation, delayed orders and led to increased prices. The FTC also wants to know what companies are doing to fix the problems and how they allocate products among stores when products are scarce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also popular on WSJ.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ghost-kitchens-are-proving-to-be-a-messy-business-as-reef-global-shows-11638187201?mod=mktw&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">Ghost kitchens are proving to be a messy business, as Reef Global shows.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/workers-quit-jobs-in-droves-to-become-their-own-bosses-11638199199?mod=mktw&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">Workers quit jobs in droves to become their own bosses.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Paul Ziobro\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paul_Ziobro\"><\/span>Paul Ziobro<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span>, <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Tarini Parti\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tarini_Parti\"><\/span>Tarini Parti<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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