MOSCOW, December 14 - RAPSI. A commercial court has upheld the antimonopoly service's order to a department store to remove adverts containing the foreign word "SALE," the service told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com)

The Federal Antimonopoly Service declared TsUM's adverts reading "-30 percent; -50 percent; SALE" illegal on October 21, 2010 as they contain foreign words with the potential to mislead customers. The store was ordered to stop using the advertisements.

This is the third round of the litigation.

An appellate commercial court confirmed the validity of the watchdog's order in November.

The TsUM Department Store is the oldest and most well-known store in Moscow. It was established by the Muir and Mirrielees trading house in 1885. TsUM sells clothes, footgear, perfumery and cosmetics from over 1,000 world brands. Its sales floorspace is 60,000 square meters. The Mercury Group, which trades luxury items, is its majority shareholder.