Consumer watchdog prosecutes Irish retailers for misleading Black Friday sales 

First cases to be heard in January

Last year, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission identified significant and widespread breaches of the law, including misleading pricing and fake discounts.

Ireland's consumer watchdog has launched court proceedings against a number of countrywide retailers for breaking sales pricing laws, with the first cases to come before the courts in January.

The traders are active in a number of sectors including electrical, cosmetics, furniture, and clothing and footwear, with the prosecutions relating to a sweep carried out a year ago examining pricing and consumer practices during the Black Friday and January sales.