Australia: Announced ACCC lawsuit against Bloomex concerning alleged breach of fair marketing and advertising practices

On 9 December 2022, the Federal Court announced its public lawsuit against Bloomex, an online florist and gift retailer, for alleged unfair marketing and advertising practices. Bloomex is alleged to have published misleading star ratings for its products, advertised products at a discount when they had not generally sold products at the 'strikethrough price', while adding surcharges that were inadequately disclosed.