Bee & Co. skincare store at Westfield Topanga closes after sales tactic allegations
Summary
A Bee & Co. skincare store at Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park, California, has closed after customers accused the store of pressuring them into buying expensive skincare products. Investigations revealed that some shoppers with intellectual disabilities were coerced into spending tens of thousands of dollars, leading to a police investigation and political attention.Key Facts
- Bee & Co.’s Westfield Topanga location closed and is now vacant.
- Customers accused employees of using high-pressure sales tactics to sell costly skincare products and devices.
- Two men with intellectual disabilities said they were persuaded to make purchases totaling over $60,000.
- Employees reportedly took customers to a back room for treatments and pressured them to buy products.
- The store’s parent company, Mazal Group, runs other stores under different names in various malls.
- Sherman Oaks Congressman Brad Sherman plans to alert the California Attorney General about the issue.
- The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the case involving victim Victor Chisholm.
- Bee & Co. said they are “actively addressing” the situation but denied allegations of fraud.
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