Family Dollar has agreed to a proposed $63 million settlement resolving allegations by the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states that it systematically charged customers more at the register than the prices displayed on shelves, tags, and in advertisements. The case, Federal Trade Commission and 17 states v. Family Dollar Stores, LLC, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and stands out as one of the more significant recent pricing-transparency enforcement actions.

According to regulators, the retailer’s alleged pricing discrepancies were not isolated mistakes but a recurring practice that misled consumers at the point of sale.