[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-25335]


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[Federal Register: October 13, 1994]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Dkt. C-3528]

 

Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated; Prohibited Trade Practices, 
and Affirmative Corrective Actions

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Consent Order.

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SUMMARY: In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting 
unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this 
consent order requires, among other things, the Illinois-based retail 
department store to comply with the Pre-Sale Availability Rule under 
the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, to deliver a copy of the consent order 
to retail store managers involved in consumer sales, to inform their 
retail store managers of their compliance responsibilities, and to 
develop and implement a program for instructing their sales personnel 
about the availability and location of manufacturers' warranty 
information.

DATES: Complaint and Order issued September 13, 1994.\1\
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    \1\Copies of the Complaint and the Decision and Order are 
available from the Commission's Public Reference Branch, H-130, 6th 
Street & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Klurfeld or Gerald Wright, FTC/San Francisco Regional Office, 
901 Market St., Suite 570, San Francisco, CA. 94103. (415) 744-7920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Wednesday, July 6, 1994, there was 
published in the Federal Register, 59 FR 34633, a proposed consent 
agreement with analysis In the Matter of Montgomery Ward & Co., 
Incorporated, for the purpose of soliciting public comment. Interested 
parties were given sixty (60) days in which to submit comments, 
suggestions or objections regarding the proposed form of the order.
    No comments having been received, the Commission has ordered the 
issuance of the complaint in the form contemplated by the agreement, 
made its jurisdictional findings and entered an order to cease and 
desist, as set forth in the proposed consent agreement, in disposition 
of this proceeding.

(Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 721; 15 U.S.C. 46; interpret or apply sec. 5, 38 
Stat. 719, as amended; sec. 110(b), 88 Stat. 2190; 15 U.S.C. 2310).
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-25335 Filed 10-12-94; 8:45 am]
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