A few American states prohibit pricing by gender.
Pricing by France's Carrefour and other European discounters is not yet as predatory as Wal-Mart's.
Last month, the S.E.C. ordered the exchange to begin testing decimal pricing by September.
Those exchanges have said they will be ready for decimal pricing by September.
The Carter administration began to address oil pricing by appointing a task force to study it.
But fire-sale pricing by retailers online and offline may be conditioning consumers to expect unsustainable discounts.
The Carter administration began to address oil pricing by appointing a task force, of which Mr. Bloom was a member.
Whether by luck or plan, the pricing by some of the bigger operators appears to be more clued-up.
Some publishers have tried to take control of pricing by delaying the publication of certain e-books for several months after the books are made available in hardcover.
Pfizer can be more competitive, both in its operations and drug pricing, by streamlining its plants and improving their processes, Mr. Ricciardi said.
Both he and the bosses of easyJet have complained about crazy pricing by start-up budget carriers that have no hope of surviving.
