D.C. silence on fair trade dismays retailers.

From: Daily News Record | Date: January 11, 1984| Author: Ostroff, Jim | Copyright information

D.C. Silence on Fair Trade Dismays Retailers Dismays Retailers

In this city, where shadow often equals substance, what isn't said may cause more of a stir than what is. Consequently, the Reagan Administration's silence on fair trade laws is defeaning, disrupting retailers' merchandisings plans.

Moreover, it may take a change in government to clarify the issues, a prospect that's a year, or maybe five, away.

"The problem is that you have laws on th...

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