Target to pay $4 million for overcharging in California

Minneapolis – Target Corp. has agreed to pay almost $4 million in fines for overcharging customers at stores in Contra Costa, Sonoma, Marin, Santa Cruz and Fresno counties in California. The payment will settle a complaint filed by the San Diego City Attorney’s Office in conjunction with the district attorneys of the affected counties.



The complaint said that Target charged consumers more money at the cash register than was advertised on price tags in aisles, and also misrepresented the weight of packaged food.



Target admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement. However, the retailer will pay about $3.3 million in fines, $400,000 in investigative costs and $200,000 in consumer restitution. Target will also implement new price compliance procedures in California stores, including weekly manual price audits.