The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it has finalised its case against Lions Not Sheep Products with a fine issued to both the company and its owner Sean Whalen for false claims that its apparel is ‘Made in the USA’. During its investigation, the FTC said that it had found the brand’s products to actually have been imported from...
11 hours ago
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it will be taking action against retail giants Kohl’s and Walmart, claiming the duo falsely marketed “dozens of rayon textile products as bamboo”. The commission is calling for both companies to pay penalties of 2.5 million dollars and three million dollars, which the FTC said are the largest...
Apr 12, 2022
Together with FTC Cashmere, CALIDA is once again demonstrating its commitment to high quality, sustainable and responsible fashion. This will be the latest in a series of conscious collaborations, developed in order to create more space for, and raise awareness of, innovative and sustainable approaches to design. The jointly developed, comfy and...
Oct 8, 2021
Kohl's Corp. (KSS) has agreed to pay 220,000 dollars to settle the U.S. Federal Trade Commission claims that the department store chain failed to give identity theft victims their complete transaction records. In a complaint filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the FTC, the Commission alleged that Kohl refused to provide information...
Jun 12, 2020
Designer clothing retailer Lord & Taylor recently received citations by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The company was cited for not disclosing payments to fashion bloggers on social media pages. As social media and digital influencers have become more integrated into the fashion industry, its understandable that fashion brands would...
Apr 27, 2016
Two major retailers face large-time fines for the mislabeling of their products. Both department chains Nordstrom and JCPenney face thousands of dollars in fines due to the Federal Trade Commission’s standards. Nordstrom’s mislabeled products were due to products that were said to be made of bamboo materials. Through the retailer’s online site,...
Dec 28, 2015
The fur trade has long been supplying fashion houses and demand for fur has not fallen, despite campaigns from anti-fur bodies. Now a new ruling by the American Federal Trade Commission has rejected a proposal by the Humane Society to change the classification of labeling required of certain types of animal fur. The HSUS has long been pressing...
May 13, 2014
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