Williams-Sonoma fined record $3.2M over admitted ‘Made in USA’ order violations
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Jeff Dale2024-04-29T18:50:00
Kitchen and home retail company Williams-Sonoma agreed to pay nearly $3.2 million for failing to comply with a 2020 administrative order by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) prohibiting its marketing of imported goods as made in the United States.
As part of its settlement, announced Friday by the FTC and Department of Justice (DOJ), Williams-Sonoma admitted its failure to comply with the 2020 order. The penalty is the largest addressing violations of the FTC’s “Made in USA” rule, which was updated in August 2021.
The company also agreed to certain compliance commitments, including reporting, recordkeeping, and monitoring obligations, the FTC said.
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