After having disputed at the end of March a fine of nearly a million euros for exceeding the payment deadlines provided with its suppliers, Maisons du Monde called, although the brand has already settled the sum. © Maisons du Monde – Maisons du Monde calls for a fine of 900,000 euros. Save safeguarded receiving houses from the world houses in the world has exceeded the payment deadlines set with its suppliers and carriers? This was reproached by the Regional Directorate of the Economy, Employment, Labor and Solidarity (Dreets) of the Pays de la Loire which claimed in the furniture brand to pay a sum of 900,000 euros. According to the public rapporteur interviewed at the end of March, “the extent of the overruns” and “the volume of cases concerned” justify this fine “which remains far below the ceiling” in the event of a recurrence. Butons of the world had disputed this fine, but this Thursday, April 17, the administrative court of Nantes confirmed the sanction established since 2021, indicates Ouest-France. The company, which disputed this “disproportionate” fine, criticized this new decision and confirmed that it would appeal. On March 27, the rapporteur had highlighted the context in which this fine was written, namely a control carried out in 2018. He followed a first fine of 30,500 euros. Also read: Maisons du Monde won a significant showdown in a counterfeit case a fine paid since 2021A the time, 16.6% of the invoices received by the suppliers had been paid late and 87.7% concerned transportation services. The “reiteration of the facts” had been retained, which is why the Nantes administrative court followed the conclusions of the magistrate. For Maisons du Monde, “the elements of this decision are criticized”. The furniture brand also ensures that the amount due has already been paid in October 2021. A few days ago, the company revealed that it had been the victim of a scam for a prejudice estimated at 1.2 million euros. Suspected of having organized a traffic of diverted furniture, initially intended to be returned to the brand’s warehouses, six suspects were arrested. They are accused of having sold the articles with faults, then sold at broken prices on platforms like Leboncoin or Snapchat. Receive our latest news each morning, the information to be remembered on the financial markets. (tagstotranslate) Maisons du Monde
