Comment from Ceara Flake (Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at the National Retail Federation)

Summary: The National Retail Federation (NRF) supports the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission's efforts to issue updated guidance on competitor collaborations in the retail industry. The organization argues that the new guidance should be practical, example-based, and clearly distinguish between procompetitive activities—such as public price monitoring and certain data exchanges—and anticompetitive conduct.