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Marketplaces Mull How to Combat $464B of Counterfeit Goods
Marketplaces Mull How to Combat $464B of Counterfeit Goods
October 19, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon, eBay and Etsy, which months ago united in opposition to legislation in the U.S. Senate designed to protect online shoppers from counterfeit products, now...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Counterfeits, Bad Fits And Market Share Slips
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Counterfeits, Bad Fits And Market Share Slips
May 14, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon and Walmart took on bad actors, bad fitting clothes and bad optics this week as they jockey to outmaneuver each other ahead of Walmart’s...

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Amazon’s Anti-Counterfeit Efforts Block 6 Million Bad Accounts, 10 Billion Bogus Listings
Amazon’s Anti-Counterfeit Efforts Block 6 Million Bad Accounts, 10 Billion Bogus Listings
May 10, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, said a $700 million investment and the work of 10,000 employees put a major dent in the company’s effort...

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‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)
‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)
January 12, 2021  |  Retail

Organized crime rings are taking advantage of the pandemic, looser police enforcement and a softening in anti-shoplifting laws to swipe tons of merchandise from retail...

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Authentication Company FakeSpot Says Shopify Is Riddled With Scammers
Authentication Company FakeSpot Says Shopify Is Riddled With Scammers
December 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Shopify has seen its revenues surge as the pandemic has pushed consumers to buy more goods online. At the same time, however, the online marketplace...

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Amazon, US Property Rights Agency Join To Battle Counterfeit Goods
Amazon, US Property Rights Agency Join To Battle Counterfeit Goods
November 24, 2020  |  Retail

The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and mega-retailer Amazon have begun “a joint operation to prevent counterfeit goods from entering the U.S.,” Amazon announced...

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The Tiffany-Costco Counterfeit Dispute Is Back
The Tiffany-Costco Counterfeit Dispute Is Back
August 19, 2020  |  Legal

Counterfeit goods on online marketplaces have seen an explosion amid COVID-19 from both those who attempt to pass off fakes and the platforms that try to block...

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Amazon Steps Up Counterfeit Crackdown
Amazon Steps Up Counterfeit Crackdown
August 11, 2020  |  Retail

Amazon is continuing its aggressive crackdown on counterfeit goods. On Tuesday (Aug. 11) it announced the expansion of its anti-counterfeit initiative, Project Zero, to seven...

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Amazon Starts Crime Unit To Crack Down On Counterfeits
Amazon Starts Crime Unit To Crack Down On Counterfeits
June 25, 2020  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon has launched a new Counterfeit Crimes Unit, which it wants to use to combat fake listings on its eCommerce site. The press release from...

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