RECENT FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ECONOMIC REPORTS Copies of the following reports are for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, for the prices shown except for reports identified by asterisks. Single copies of the reports identified by asterisks may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580. Antibiotic Manufacture (1958) $1.00 Economic Inquiry into Food Marketing Part I-Concentration and Integration in Retailing (1960) $1.25 Part II The Frozen Fruit, Juice and Vegetable Industry (1962) $1.25 Part III-The Canned Fruit, Juice and Vegetable Industry (1965) $1.25 Cigarette Advertising and Output (1964)* The Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Industry (1965)* The Manufacture and Distribution of Automotive Tires (1966), 45 cents The Use and Economic Significance of Trading Stamps-1966 Milk and Bread Prices (1966)* The Baking Industry (1967), 45 cents Webb-Pomerene Associations: A 50-Year Review (1967), 50 cents Installment Credit and Retail Sales Practices of District of Columbia Retailers (1968), 35 cents The Use of Games of Chance in Food and Gasoline Retailing (1968)* Automobile Warranties (1968)* Food Chain Selling Practices in the District of Columbia and San Francisco (1969) Statistical Reports Industry Classification and Concentration (1967)* Large Mergers in Manufacturing and Mining 1948-1968 (published annually in March)* Current Trends in Merger Activity, 1968 (published annually in March)* Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing Corporations (published quarterly for an annual subscription price of $1.25) Report 6-15-3 [COMMITTEE PRINT] 91st HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session ECONOMIC REPORT ON FOOD CHAIN SELLING PRACTICES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND SAN FRANCISCO 360-976 A STAFF REPORT TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION JULY 1969 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1969 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Hon. WILLIAM L. DAWSON, DEAR MR. DAWSON: Transmitted herewith is a staff report to the Federal Trade Commission entitled "Food Chain Selling Practices in the District of Columbia and San Francisco." This report presents the results of price surveys in over 300 chainstores, analyses of sales and financial data submitted by food chains, and the findings of extensive investigational hearings during which executives and store personnel of chains described their selling practices. It also outlines general policy steps to improve the structure and performance of food retailing in low-income areas. The report will be of particular interest to you because of your committee's report entitled "Consumer Problems of the Poor: Supermarket Operations in Low-Income Areas and the Federal Response," House Report 1851, 90th Cong., second session. Sincerely yours, PAUL RAND DIXON, Chairman: |