Kmart NZ Holdings Limited (Kmart)

Kmart NZ Holdings Limited (Kmart) has been warned for potentially breaching section 12A of the Fair Trading Act 1986 after Kmart made an unsubstantiated claim that it used “100% sustainably sourced cotton” in its own-brand fashion products.

Case Details

Parties
Kmart NZ Holdings Limited (Kmart)
Category
Consumer
Sub-category
Act/Section
Fair Trading Act 12A
Industry
Retail – clothing
Status
Closed
Outcome
Warning letter
Case Number
PRJ0047592
Date opened
19 August 2024
Date closed
30 July 2025
Contact person
Simon Pope – Head of Fair Trading and Product Safety Investigations, Simon.pope@comcom.govt.nz
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