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Antitrust Chronicle® – Exclusive Dealing

Antitrust Chronicle® October 2026 Volume 2

Dear Readers, Exclusive dealing is among the oldest concerns of antitrust, and among the least settled. A dominant supplier rarely needs an express exclusivity clause: loyalty rebates, market-share discounts, volume targets, and purchase-share requirements can do much the same work, and courts on both sides of the Atlantic have long...

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