“This is a monumental development for supermarket retailers and most importantly, their customers. Supermarkets have been prevented by credit card companies from accepting less expensive forms of plastic, ones that do not require the merchant to pay excessive fees just for the privilege of accepting a particular card, thus essentially preventing competition.
The Food Marketing Institute and our members have met with officials from the Justice Department during the past several years to explain how anticompetitive practices used by Visa and MasterCard impact supermarkets. We believe this is a positive development when Justice Department action, supported by seven state attorneys general, mirrors legislation passed by Congress and intended to benefit consumers."
Food Marketing Institute proudly advocates on behalf of the food retail industry. FMI’s U.S. members operate nearly 40,000 retail food stores and 25,000 pharmacies, representing a combined annual sales volume of almost $770 billion. Through programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations, FMI offers resources and provides valuable benefits to more than 1,225 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI membership covers the spectrum of diverse venues where food is sold, including single owner grocery stores, large multi-store supermarket chains and mixed retail stores. For more information, visit www.fmi.org and for information regarding the FMI foundation, visit www.fmifoundation.org.
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