Clothing & Accessories

• UK authorities smash massive fake goods network

  23-Feb-23 - Criminal operation is estimated to have raked in “up to £65m” ($78m) a year from knock-off products.

• Etsy shares hit by counterfeit claim by short seller Citron

  20-Feb-23 - Platform is accused of 'encouraging and promoting' counterfeiters through the sale of trademarked keywords.

• Overhaul buys cargo security firm SensiGuard

  15-Feb-23 - SensiGuard monitors cargo in real time while shipments are in transit from origin to destination using embedded trackers.

• Cashmere lawsuit against Etsy dropped

  08-Feb-23 - Industry body CCMI has resolved its false advertising and unfair competition action against the online retailer.

• Apparel body says EU should be on counterfeit 'watch list'

  08-Feb-23 - The request stems from the EU and member states' ineffectiveness at preventing "clearly bad faith trademarks"

• Etsy under fire over false advertising of cashmere

  06-Feb-23 - The Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers Institute (CCMI) has filed a lawsuit against the online retail platform.

• US notorious markets list includes AliExpress, WeChat again

  02-Feb-23 - Other online sources in this year's update include Alibaba's Taobao, DHGate, Pinduoduo, IndiaMART and Shopee.

• Sports kit firm Amer taps Sourcemap for supplier visibility

  27-Jan-23 - Amer will use its supply chain transparency platform to track and trace materials from raw material to finished product.

• e-Commerce sites under siege from 'digital' fraudsters

  25-Jan-23 - Organised networks are increasingly using coordinated bot attacks and automated social engineering to steal goods.

• UK counterfeiters have ill-gotten gains confiscated

  19-Jan-23 - Couple who ran a large counterfeit shoe operation in Manchester must pay £269,000 within three months.

• Harry Styles files lawsuit against merch counterfeiters

  13-Jan-23 - The complaint targets a long list of anonymous third-party sellers on e-commerce platforms including Amazon and eBay.

• EU court says Amazon may be liable for fake Louboutin ads

  23-Dec-22 - The original complaint will now return to national courts in Luxembourg and Belgium for further judgment.

• Supply chain risks: a look back to 2022 and ahead to 2023

  21-Dec-22 - Real-time visibility of supply chains should be a top priority for all organizations amid global disruptions.

• US lawmakers put INFORM act in 2023 spending package

  20-Dec-22 - Legislation targeting counterfeiting and retail theft is tacked onto US' omnibus spending package for fiscal 2023.

• eBay puts authenticity at centre of new brand campaign

  20-Dec-22 - Everyone Deserves Real highlights eBay's authenticators, says they are "making sure you never get f*ked over again."

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