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Company: Stop & Shop Supermarket, Inc. and Peapod, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Ahold Delhaize
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Penalty: $250,000
Year: 2001
Date: December 10, 2001
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Stop & Shop Supermarket, Inc. and Peapod, Inc. agreed to pay $250,000 in restitution in settlement of allegations they incorrectly advertised their home delivery items were on par with supermarket prices.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Massachusetts
HQ Country of Current Parent: Netherlands
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-supermarkets
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