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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Boohoo agrees settlement in $100m US lawsuit over ‘fake promotions’

A woman poses with a smartphone showing the Boohoo app
Boohoo’s share price fell more than 5% on Tuesday. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Boohoo has reached a settlement in a $100m (£80m) US lawsuit that alleged the online fashion retailer used fake promotions to mislead shoppers.

The Manchester-based company said the settlement had been agreed “without admission of liability” and within its existing provision for legal costs of £18m, a figure that included costs from other more run-of-the-mill cases such as trademark infringements or employment claims.

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