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<text id=89TT0288>
<title>
Jan. 30, 1989: Business Notes:Consumer Electronics
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
Jan. 30, 1989 The Bush Era Begins
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
BUSINESS, Page 53
Business Notes
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
A Little on The High Side
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<p> If Panasonic products seemed a bit pricey last year, the
reason has become clear. Between March and August, some of the
company's U.S. representatives allegedly resorted to classic
pressure tactics to shore up profits that had been eroded by
price wars. Panasonic threatened to cut off deliveries to
retailers that discounted Panasonic goods. Among the targets: K
mart, Montgomery Ward and Circuit City. Last week Panasonic, a
division of Japan's Matsushita, settled charges of price fixing
with the New York State attorney general's office. While
Panasonic admitted no wrongdoing, the company agreed to refund
as much as $16 million to an estimated 748,000 U.S. consumers
who were overcharged. The refunds, on such products as
videocassette recorders, camcorders and answering machines,
will range from $17 to $45.
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</body></article>
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