Retail
August 3, 2017
Counterfeits sold through Alibaba have grown since the institution of the Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance. Image credit: Louis Vuitton
By Danny Parisi
In January of this year, Alibaba founder Jack Ma announced the formation of an Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance with brands including Louis Vuitton and Swarovski, but the coalition has done little to curb the sale of counterfeit luxury goods on the Chinese ecommerce site.
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