NERA Director Dr. Tim Watts will participate in a panel discussing issues relating to the definition of product markets in retail merger cases. The panel will feature Dr. Watts and other practitioners involved in the J.M. Smucker/Conagra and Energizer/Spectrum mergers. The program will focus on issues like the role of private label products, changes in consumer demand, and constraint from wholesale competition.

The event, which is scheduled for 12:00–1:30 pm on Tuesday, 21 August, is presented by the Mergers and Acquisitions committee, as well as the Agriculture and Food committee, of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law.