Merchandise at Banana Republic Factory Stores
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated “original” prices
Discounts at The Gap and Banana Republic Stores
In October 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The Gap and Banana Republic for allegedly deceptively advertising pricing discounts on apparel and other merchandise by misleadingly comparing percentage-off discounts to fake original prices. According to the complaint, the store consistently and regularly sells items at “discounted” prices and thus customers do not actually save the amount represented on receipts because they are actually buying items at the regular price. (Pallagrosi et al v. The Gap, Inc., Gap (Apparel) LLC, Gap International Sales, Inc., Banana Republic, LLC, and Banana Republic (Apparel) LLC, Case No. 17-cv-5905, N. D. CA.)
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The Discounts at The Gap and Banana Republic
July 2019: A state court judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement that would resolve this lawsuit. According to the settlement terms, class members who either do not have proof of…
Sales at Banana Republic
January 2019: Plaintiffs moved for preliminary approval of a proposed settlement agreement that would resolve this case along with Etman v. The Gap. According to the settlement terms, class members…
Banana Republic Honeycomb Merino Shawl Cardigan
In September 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The Gap for allegedly deceptively representing that products – such as the Banana Republic Honeycomb Merino Shawl Cardigan – are “100%…
Discounts at The Gap and Banana Republic
In October 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The Gap and Banana Republic for allegedly deceptively advertising discounts on apparel by misleadingly comparing lower discounted prices to fake original…
Discounts on Gap Factory and Banana Republic Factory Websites
February 2017: After the complaint was amended in December 2016, a federal judge dismissed claims for equitable relief (a nonmonetary judgment, such as a court order requiring a party to…
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