ONLINE TRAWLS UNMASKS ILLICIT AND UNAUTHORISED PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT SALES
May 22nd, 2015
Online sales of unbranded personal care products that are either clearly counterfeit or sold in a way that alludes to an established brand are legion, as the industry well knows.But how easy is it to spot such products on the internet? Soap, Perfumery & Cosmetics reporters gave themselves a challenge – how many sales of falsely branded products or those sold with allusions to established lines could they find in one hour? The answer is many. And while some such sales were taken down from the web after being spotted by Soap, Perfumery & Cosmetics, our ...
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