France fines UK fashion site Boohoo over fake sales

Boohoo has been handed a €2.33 million fine by France's anti-fraud and consumer agency, which found the UK-based online retailer had falsely promoted clothes and other items as discounts.

UK fast-fashion site Boohoo was fined €2.33 million (S$3.4 million) by France.

Boohoo has been handed a €2.33 million fine by France's anti-fraud and consumer agency, which found the UK-based online retailer had falsely promoted clothes and other items as discounts.

PARIS, Aug 20 : France's consumer watchdog fined British fast-fashion retailer Boohoo €2.3 million ($2.69 million) for deceptive practices such as fake discounts on its website, it said on Thursday.Boohoo exaggerated the discounts it was offering, giving shoppers a false impression of the savings they were making, the