The Exclusive Use Clause After the Antitrust Letter
Four U.S. senators asked the FTC on May 6, 2026 to go after grocery chains that write restrictive covenants into deeds to keep competitors out of stores they've closed. Washington's attorney general already forced Albertsons to lift one in Bellingham, Kent, Washington banned the practice outright, and a city council member in Denison, Texas is suing over his town's version pro se.