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Company: Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Williams-Sonoma
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Penalty: $1,000,000
Year: 2020
Date: March 30, 2020
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Home products and kitchen wares company Williams-Sonoma Inc. agreed to stop making false, misleading, or unsubstantiated claims that all of its Goldtouch Bakeware products, its Rejuvenation-branded products, and Pottery Barn Teen and Pottery Barn Kids-branded upholstered furniture products are all or virtually all made in the United States.
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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