Family Dollar settlement reached in pricing discrepancies lawsuit

Family Dollar, the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states — including Pennsylvania — have reached a $63 million settlement over allegations the discount retailer routinely charged customers more at the register than the advertised prices. The proposed order prohibits Family Dollar from misrepresenting prices of goods and requires the privately owned New York City-based company to establish a pricing accuracy program that is independently assessed and annually certified. kAm“%@52J’D @C56C H:== 6?DFC6 u2>:=J s@==2C DE@AD 5646:G:?8 4@?DF>6CD 23@FE :ED AC:46D 2?5 C6EFC?D >@?6J E@ 4@?DF>6CD 92C>65 3J E96D6 AC24E:46D[” r9C:DE@A96C |F72CC:86[ 5:C64E@C @7 E96 u%r’D qFC62F @7 r@?DF>6C !C@E64E:@?[ D2:5 :? 2 AC6A2C65 DE2E6>6?E]k^Am kAm&?56C E96 AC@A@D65 @C56C[ u2>:=J s@==2C H:== 36 C6BF:C65 E@ 4C62E6 2 Sc_ >:==:@? 7F?5 E@ 4@>A6?D2E6 6=:8:3=6 4@?DF>6CD 2?5 2 Sa_ >:==:@? 5:D4@F?E AC@8C2> 7@C u2>:=J s@==2C 4FDE@>6CD] rFDE@>6CD >FDE 36 ?@E:7:65 @7 E96 7F?5 :? :ED DE@C6D 2?5 @? :ED 5:8:E2= A=2E7@C>D]k^Am kAm%96 u%r 4@>A=2:?E 2?5 DE:AF=2E65 7:?2= @C56C H2D 7:=65 :? E96 &]$] s:DEC:4E r@FCE 7@C E96 t2DE6C? s:DEC:4E @7 ':C8:?:2]k^Am kAm%96 4@>A=2:?E 2==686D E92E 4@?DF>6CD 7C@> 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ 4@?D:DE6?E=J C6A@CE65 H:56DAC625 AC:4:?8 5:D4C6A2?4:6Dj C68F=2E@CJ :?DA64E:@?D 4@?7:C>65 E92E AC:46D 2E 4964<@FE H6C6 @7E6? 9:896C E92? 25G6CE:D65] x? E96 =2DE 7:G6 J62CD[ DE2E6 2?5 =@42= C68F=2E@CD 4:E65 u2>:=J s@==2C 7@C E9@FD2?5D @7 AC:4:?8 G:@=2E:@?D[ C6DF=E:?8 :? 7:?6D 6I4665:?8 Sb >:==:@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 u%r]k^Am kAmx? C6=2E65 =682= 24E:@?[ E96 u%r 2?5 a_ DE2E6D =2DE >@?E9 7:=65 2 ah\4@F?E 4:G:= =2HDF:E 282:?DE v@@5=6EEDG:==6[ %6??]\32D65 s@==2C v6?6C2=[ 2 4@>A6E:?8 5:D4@F?E C6E2:=6C[ H9:49 4@?E2:?D 2==682E:@?D D:>:=2C E@ E9@D6 :? E96 s@==2C %C66 4@>A=2:?E] %96 u%r 2?5 E96 DE2E6D 2C6 D66<:?8 2 A6C>2?6?E :?;F?4E:@?[ F?DA64:7:65 >@?6E2CJ C6=:67 2?5 @E96C >62DFC6D 282:?DE E96 AF3=:4=J EC2565 C6E2:=6C]k^Am kAm%92E =:E:82E:@? :D 4@?E:?F:?8 :? E96 &]$] |:55=6 s:DEC:4E r@FCE @7 %6??6DD66]k^Am kAmq@E9 u2>:=J s@==2C 2?5 s@==2C v6?6C2= >2C<6E E@ CFC2=[ =@H\:?4@>6 2C62D H:E9 =@H 25G6CE:D65 AC:46D] u2>:=J s@==2C 92D 23@FE add DE@C6D :? !6??DJ=G2?:2]k^Am