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Company: Williams-Sonoma
Current Parent Company: Williams-Sonoma
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Penalty: $3,175,000
Year: 2024
Date: April 26, 2024
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Home products company Williams-Sonoma was required to pay a civil penalty of $3.175 million for violating a 2020 Federal Trade Commission order requiring the retailer to tell the truth about whether the products it sells are Made in USA.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-housewares
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.