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iOffer Putting A Dent In The $1.5T Counterfeit Goods Business

March 22, 2019
Alibaba, The IACC And The International Counterfeiting Conundrum
Retail // May 23, 2016

Counterfeiting on the consumer side is basically pretty low impact. It is mostly something one encounters in the form of an off-designer handbag or wristwatch here or there. However, unless a consumer happens to be looking at a particularly convincing fake and debating the relative...

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iOffer Putting A Dent In The $1.5T Counterfeit Goods Business

March 22, 2019
In the U.S. and worldwide, counterfeiting is a large, lucrative business worth between $1.2 trillion and $1.5 trillion annually, according to the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC). Fake fashion items and accessories alone represent a $500 billion global business per year, but counterfeiting is much bigger than fake purses and shoes. Everything from makeup to clothes, […]