Pursuits
Target Severs Ties With Welspun Over Egyptian-Cotton Dispute
- Retailer says supplier’s sheets used inferior material
- Discount-store chain will offer customers refunds on purchases
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Target Corp. is ending all business with Welspun India Ltd., one of the world’s biggest textile manufacturers, after saying the supplier was sending it phony Egyptian cotton sheets.
The retailer said it discovered last month that 750,000 sheets and pillowcases labeled as Egyptian cotton were actually made with another type of cotton. The retailer pulled the items from its stores, and on Friday it began notifying customers that it will give them a refund on the products, which were produced between August 2014 and July 2016 and sold for as much as $75. Customers seeking a refund can visit Target’s help page on its website.