FILE PHOTO: A shopper walks pass advertising billboards for Boohoo and for 'Pretty Little Things', a Boohoo brand, at Canary Wharf DLR station in central London, Britain, September 17, 2018. REUTERS/James Akena
A shopper walks past advertising billboards for Boohoo and Pretty Little Things at Canary Wharf DLR station in central London
  • UK retail giant Boohoo has agreed to pay $197 million to settle a California class-action lawsuit.
  • The retailer was accused of falsely listing items as marked down even though they were never sold for the original price.
  • The money will be distributed to over 9 million plaintiffs living in California.

Fast fashion retailer Boohoo will pay millions to setlle a class-action lawsuit alleging the company promoted its products using fake discounts.