The Fair Trade Commission issued a warning to the Japanese arm of Costco Wholesale Corp. for forcing subcontractors to lower prices for special sales events and failing to properly pay them for the discounts. According to the FTC investigation, the company reduced its payments to the Subcontractors for these events, resulting in a total loss of 33.5 million yen ($227,000) for the suppliers. The company also sent back unsold products worth around 2 million Yen to 11, citing discoloration and other faults, without