Skechers to Pay $40M on FTC Charges
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Skechers USA has agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission for USD 40 million
due to its claims that Shape-up shoes...
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Skechers to Pay $40M on FTC Charges
http://nortonscientificreviews.
com/reviews/2012/06/skechers-to-pay-40m-on-ftc-charges/
Skechers USA has agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission for USD 40 million
due to its claims that Shape-up shoes could help people tone muscles and lose weight.
However,
state and federal officials discovered that Shape-ups and other Skechers’ toning shoes are not
living up to all the marketing hype.
“Skechers’ unfounded claims went beyond stronger and more toned muscles.
The company even
made claims about weight loss and cardiovascular health,” said the director of the FTC’s Bureau
of Consumer Protection.
According to Norton Scientific Reviews report, aside from the Shape-ups line, Skechers have
also made deceptive claims on its Tone-ups, Toners and Resistance Runner shoes.
The shape-up ads declaring that the shoes are made to tone muscles and promote weight loss,
claims that the FTC says are unsupported.
FTC further alleges that Skechers
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