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Retailers Use AI to Build Trust in Secondhand Luxury, Sneaker Sales

Retailers Use AI to Build Trust in Secondhand Luxury, Sneaker Sales
Retailers Use AI to Build Trust in Secondhand Luxury, Sneaker Sales
November 22, 2021  |  Retail

There is nothing like searching online for a nice secondhand watch, handbag or pair of sneakers, only to have the item show up and turn...

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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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