Counterfeiting

$100 Bills Jump in Volume Despite Merchant Distaste
$100 Bills Jump in Volume Despite Merchant Distaste
February 25, 2024  |  Cash

America’s most common form of currency might also be its least wanted. There are now more $100 bills in circulation than any other denomination, with...

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Demand for Brand Authenticators Rises Amid Growing Threat of Counterfeits
Demand for Brand Authenticators Rises Amid Growing Threat of Counterfeits
November 17, 2022  |  Retail

Recalling then-candidate Joe Biden’s 2019 advice that out-of-work coal miners should learn to code, now-unemployed coders may want to check job listings for “Luxury Procurement...

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Clothing Trade Group: Amazon’s France, India Sites Rampant With Counterfeiting
Clothing Trade Group: Amazon’s France, India Sites Rampant With Counterfeiting
October 01, 2019  |  Amazon

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) recently wrote a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) asking it to add Amazon’s France and India...

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Amazon Brings Counterfeit-Fighting Tool To New Markets
Amazon Brings Counterfeit-Fighting Tool To New Markets
July 10, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon is expanding its anti-counterfeiting program, called Transparency, to Europe, India and Canada, according to a report by TechCrunch. The program works by adding a...

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Chinese eCommerce Site Pinduoduo Pinged For Piracy, Counterfeiting
Chinese eCommerce Site Pinduoduo Pinged For Piracy, Counterfeiting
April 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) has placed Chinese eCommerce site Pinduoduo.com on a blacklist, along with other sites the organization says are involved in...

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Want To Fake A Swiss Watch? Yeah, Maybe Not So Much Anymore.
Want To Fake A Swiss Watch? Yeah, Maybe Not So Much Anymore.
July 04, 2016  |  Retail

As most retailers know, few things can threaten a business’ or a product’s integrity like counterfeiting. But makers of high-end Swiss watches, which can sometimes...

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Anti-Counterfeiting Group Loses Gucci And Michael Kors Over Alibaba’s Involvement
Anti-Counterfeiting Group Loses Gucci And Michael Kors Over Alibaba’s Involvement
May 09, 2016  |  International

Michael Kors and Gucci America have jointly walked on the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition because Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has been allowed to join. Alibaba faces...

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