<P> The law grew out of practices in which chain stores were allowed to purchase goods at lower prices than other retailers . An amendment to the Clayton Antitrust Act , it prevented unfair price discrimination for the first time , by requiring that the seller offer the same price terms to customers at a given level of trade . The Act provided for criminal penalties , but contained a specific exemption for `` cooperative associations '' . </P>
<P> The law grew out of practices in which chain stores were allowed to purchase goods at lower prices than other retailers . An amendment to the Clayton Antitrust Act , it prevented unfair price discrimination for the first time , by requiring that the seller offer the same price terms to customers at a given level of trade . The Act provided for criminal penalties , but contained a specific exemption for `` cooperative associations '' . </P>
the clayton antitrust act of 1914 and the robinson-patman act of 1936 outlawed what
the clayton antitrust act of 1914 and the robinson-patman act of 1936 outlawed what
unfair price discrimination
unfair price discrimination