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Article: National Casket Retailer's Association Provides Tips to Consumers on Shopping in the Funeral Industry; NCRA officials attend FTC e-commerce workshop to combat anti-competitive practices in the funeral industry.
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- November 11, 2002
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NEW YORK -- Funerals have always been a topic left in the dark. Now, with the web providing a tremendous source for shopping and information, things are changing -- for the better!
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently held an e-commerce workshop to combat stifling of Internet free trade in certain industries -- including funeral products. The National Casket Retailer's Association (NCRA) ( http://www.casketstores.com/ ), a watchdog group formed from discount casket business-owners, sent two to the workshop, Vice Chair Betty Brown and Al Barnes, to detail roadblocks and anti-competition being carried out in this field. Brown is CEO of A Team Masters ( ...
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