Bike Barn indicates it will plead guilty to charges123RF The Commerce Commission says Bike Barn's marketing campaigns may have misled customers. The Commerce Commission has filed 16 charges against Bikes international and Bike Retail Group, which operate as Bike Barn. The charges relate to alleged misrepresentations which were made during 25 marketing campaigns by Bike Barn between July 2013 and June 2015. Bike Barn advertised a "clearance" sale, when the bikes were available at the "clearance" price before and after the clearance sale. Bike Barn has co-operated with the commission's investigation and has indicated that it intends to plead guilty to the charges.

Source: Stuff September 11, 2016 23:04 UTC