THE WAR AGAINST FAUX PERFUMES IN CHINA
July 1st, 2010
BY WANG FANGQING
WITH the fast development of on-line shopping and increasing orders from overseas, the business of counterfeit perfumes is expanding in China.
Take taobao.com, Asia's largest online shopping website resembling eBay, as an example. A simple search for J'Adore, a perfume by Dior of Paris-based LVMH (Moët Hennessy.Louis Vuitton) Group, results in thousands of bottles priced at as low as Chinese Yuan Renminbi CNY25 (US dollar USD3.7) for 50ml of scent, compared with CNY520 (USD76.8) for the authentic version. Some retailers even honestly indicate ...
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