Wal-Mart cottons on to fake labelling of textile products by Welspun India
Wal-Mart Stores said it would stop selling Egyptian cotton sheets made by Welspun India, after its investigation found the Indian textile giant could not guarantee the products were legitimate."Welspun has not been able to assure us the products are 100% Egyptian cotton, which is unacceptable," Wal-Mart spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said.The world’s biggest retailer is removing the Welspun products from US store shelves and Walmart.com.Wal-Mart said it would offer customers who purchased the products a full refund. It will donate the sheets currently on shelves.The move is the latest blow to the Indian textile company after Target in August said it was pulling thousands of Welspun’s "Egyptian cotton" sheets from its shelves and cutting ties with the company after it found Welspun had not used actual Egyptian cotton in the products for about two years.Target’s move spurred other Welspun customers, including Wal-Mart, JC Penney and Bed Bath & Beyond to investigate the products too.Penne...
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