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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Target Corp.
Current Parent CompanyTarget
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Penalty: $5,373,618
Year: 2022
Date: March 11, 2022
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Target agreed to pay $5 million civil penalties, plus restitution and costs, in settlement of allegations the company engaged in false advertising, charging customers more than the advertised price, and that the company's phone app advertised different prices based on whether the customer was inside or outside the store.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-discount stores
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