The Unfair Sales Act was enacted in 1939, during the Great Depression, to prevent unfair business practices and protect consumers. Today this antiquated law has been proven to have no impact on the success of small businesses and hurts consumers by artificially increasing prices and decreasing competition.
Molly Dill, managing editor at BizTimes Milwaukee, recently wrote an article on WILL's fight against the minimum markup law, "Group challenges Wisconsin’s minimum markup law".
Dill's article can be read below:
A lawsuit filed Monday against the State of Wisconsin challenges the ...