Menards pays $632K in Minnesota settlement
Minnesota reached a $632,000 settlement with Menards resolving state allegations tied to the company’s rebate program and pandemic‑era pricing practices. The agreement, announced Dec. 19, 2025, applies statewide — including Twin Cities stores — and concludes the state’s consumer‑protection investigation into the retailer.
📌 Key Facts
- $632,000 total settlement amount
- Settlement concerns Menards’ rebate program and COVID‑era pricing practices
- Applies statewide, affecting Twin Cities consumers and Menards locations
📊 Relevant Data
The settlement with Menards is part of a multistate agreement totaling $4.25 million, with Minnesota receiving $632,167.13.
Attorney General Ellison secures settlement with Menards regarding deceptive rebate advertising and price gouging — Minnesota Attorney General
Menards has issued hundreds of millions of rebates to participating consumers over more than a decade through its rebate programs.
Assurance of Discontinuance — Minnesota Attorney General
Menards raised prices on essential consumer goods during the COVID-19 pandemic, including rubbing alcohol, garbage bags, dish soap, and neoprene gloves.
Assurance of Discontinuance — Minnesota Attorney General
In Minnesota, the poverty rate for Black residents is 25% and for Indigenous residents is 30%, compared to the statewide rate of nearly 10%.
Poverty trends in Minnesota — MN Compass
In 2020, age- and sex-standardized COVID-19 mortality for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in Minnesota was 459 deaths per 100,000 population in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods versus 126 per 100,000 in the most advantaged neighborhoods.
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