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Wal-Mart

62. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., File No. 992 3007

63. Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., File No. 992 3002

64. Delia’s Inc., File No. 992 3008

65. Woolrich, Inc., File No. 992 3003

66. Gottschalks, Inc., File No. 992 3004

67. Bugle Boy Industries, Inc., File No. 992 3009

Respondents: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Delia’s Inc., Woolrich, Inc., Gottschalks, Inc., Bugle Boy Industries, Inc. x(192)

Type: Mislabeled Clothes in Online Catalog, Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, & the Wool Products Labeling Act

The above respondents agreed to settle FTC allegations that they violated the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act and/or the Wool Products Labeling Act and Commission rules under those Acts. The FTC alleged that the respondents failed, in their online promotional materials, to clearly and conspicuously state that each textile or wool item advertised or offered for sale was either imported, made in the USA, or a combination of both as required by law.

In February 1998, the Commission adopted various streamlining amendments to the Textile and Wool Rules. It also revised definitions of mail order catalog and mail order promotional materials to include materials disseminated electronically via the Internet. Six months after the amendments were announced, the FTC surfed more than 200 sites to determine whether on-line sellers of textile products were complying with the origin disclosure requirements. These cases arose from the FTC’s compliance surf.

On March 16, 1999, the Commission voted to accept the proposed consents in these cases. After a public comment period, the Commission announced its final approval on June 10, 1999.

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1999/9903/musatex.htm (press release - proposed consents)

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1999/9906/fyi17-99.htm (press release - final consent)

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