Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2014
Employee body-search controversy in Austria
Employees at an Austrian store reportedly underwent body searches in addition to bag checks. Labor representatives argued that the practice violated employee dignity; the company attributed the procedure to security contractors.
2014
Austrian price-coordination fine
The Austrian cartel court fined Media-Saturn Beteiligungs GmbH in proceedings concerning vertical coordination of retail prices with electronics suppliers between October 2009 and early 2013.
2013
Criticism of zero-percent financing
Consumer advocates criticized a Spanish financing offer because credit-loss insurance costing approximately ten percent was disclosed only in small print.
2009
Turkish advertising suspension
A Turkish organization complained that an advertisement depicting consumers with animal heads insulted Turkishness, leading to a temporary advertising ban.
2008
Parvónia advertising controversy
Portuguese viewers and scouting organizations objected to a campaign that characterized a boy scout as unintelligent.
2006
Polish advertising controversy
A commercial relying on the stereotype that Polish people steal generated protests in Poland and among Polish communities in Germany.
2005
Criticism of no-VAT promotion
A promotion advertised products as being sold without value-added tax. Critics alleged that some prices had been raised beforehand, reducing or eliminating the promised benefit. A competitor sued a Mannheim branch.