Tactica settlement
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Helen of Troy division must pay $300,000 civil penalty for violating FTC's mail order rule under consent decree announced April 23. The commission alleged that Tactica failed to ship products, including Epil-Stop depilatory kit and Ion-Aire hair dryer, to consumers when promised, or within 30 days of their order. Helen of Troy purchased a 55% stake in the company in 2000, but recently indicated it was considering selling all or part of its stake (1"The Rose Sheet" Oct. 6, 2003, p. 7)...