𝗖𝗕𝗦 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽

Four days ago, we shared the news that Royal Bee London had permanently closed. Now, a new investigation from 𝗖𝗕𝗦 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 provides another reminder that the concerns behind this petition extend far beyond any single store.

CBS investigated Bee & Co., a California mall skincare retailer connected to 𝗠𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗟𝗟𝗖 — 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗿𝗼𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. The investigation centres on a developmentally disabled man who allegedly spent more than $40,000 at the store and another $10,000 in tips after being subjected to high-pressure sales tactics.

His experience is different from those shared with us by other consumers. But the larger concerns are strikingly familiar: 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗯𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀.

This is exactly why this petition has never been only about one OroGold location.

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲. 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.

CBS reports that public records link Mazal Group to OroGold, Vine Vera, Lionesse, Tua Pelle and Truffoire, while the Better Business Bureau identifies Mazal Group as Bee & Co.'s parent company. The report also highlights the ongoing class-action lawsuit against Mazal Group in Hawaii. Mazal has denied the allegations in that lawsuit.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Every signature helps demonstrate that consumers want shopping malls, regulators and other decision-makers to take complaints about high-pressure skincare sales seriously — and to recognize that closing one location does not necessarily mean the larger problem has disappeared.

If you have experienced similar sales practices at OroGold or another luxury skincare retailer, please continue speaking up, documenting your experience and reporting it through the appropriate consumer-protection channels.

Thank you to everyone who has signed, shared, submitted information and continued following this campaign. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗕𝗦 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southern-california-skincare-store-bee-and-co-coercive-tactics-scam/