Competition record
Southern Glazer's
Deep profile · 1 linked library matter
Southern Glazer's distributes wine and spirits to chain retailers and independent stores. An FTC price-discrimination decree was entered on 2 October 2026, with no admission of wrongdoing, and the order lasts six years.
Overview
The company is a wholesale distributor, so a chain buyer and a single liquor store often purchase the same bottle from the same source. The decree addresses gaps between those prices after allowances for real cost differences.
The FTC order was entered on 2 October 2026. Southern Glazer's did not admit liability, and the library status is a remedy rather than an open investigation.
The order lasts six years. It installs a monitor and requires price reports.
Competition footprint
Chain accounts and independent stores are the two customer groups the decree compares, after cost allowances.
A six-year order with a monitor and price reports is the remedy that was entered, not a damages verdict.
No-admission language means the decree resolves the FTC matter without a finding that the company broke the law.
Consumer & business angle
Independent retailers are the buyers the decree compares with chain accounts.
Shoppers see the shelf price the retailer sets on top of the wholesale price.
What to watch
- The monitor's price reports over the six-year term.
- How chain and independent gaps are measured after cost allowances.
Markets
wine distribution · spirits distribution · wine and spirits distribution
Also known as: southern glazers, southern glazer's wine and spirits