The Federal Trade Commission has sued a wine distributor for discriminatory price cuts to big stores. This antitrust lawsuit is likely to harm not benefit US consumers.

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits doesn’t give smaller stores access to discounts and rebates that larger chains receive, putting the smaller stores at a competitive disadvantage, the FTC

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits LLC, accusing the Miami-based alcoholic beverage distributor of engaging in systemi

The Federal Trade Commission claims Miami-based Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits illegally discriminates against small and independent businesses by not giving them access to discounts and rebates that larger chains receive.

The federal agency has claimed the distributor has been "depriving" smaller retailers of lower prices and rebates.