Alibaba Failing to Deliver in Fight Against Fakes, Say Brands
As a U.S. trade agency considers whether to add Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to a list of marketplaces notorious for selling counterfeits, nearly a dozen trade groups are complaining that the Chinese e-commerce giant isn’t doing enough to root out fake goods.
In a letter sent to Alibaba in late August, trade groups including the Union des Fabricants, the French Federation of Leather Goods and the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said that while Alibaba has taken “a great number of concrete steps” in its attempt to…
http://www.wsj.com/articles/alibaba-failing-to-deliver-in-fight-against-fakes-say-brands-1472715631
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