Types of Unfair Trade Practices ① Refusal to Deal. ② Discriminatory Treatment. ③ Exclusion of a Competitor. ④ Unfair Solicitation of Customers. ⑤ Coercion of Transaction. ⑥ Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position. ⑦ Imposing Binding Conditional Trade. ⑧ Obstruction of Business Activities.
Unfair and deceptive trade practices can involve libel, fraud, breach of contract, defamation, and many other facets that can make these cases a real litigation challenge.
The phrase unfair trade practices can be defined as any business practice or act that is deceptive, fraudulent, or causes injury to a consumer. These practices can include acts that are deemed unlawful, such as those that violate a consumer protection law.
This covers engaging in misleading practices such as making false or deceptive statements in marketing material, or omitting important information that would have a bearing on the customer's purchasing decision.
The composition of goods is another common category of deceptive claims. For example, a product advertised as “wool” had better be 100 percent wool; a mixture of wool and synthetic fabrics cannot be advertised as wool.
If you're selling something that does not do what you say it does, then you're being deceptive. If you're nudging someone to buy something they already want (and will add value to their lives), that's persuasion. TL;DR: Deception is a lie, persuasion is a tool.
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