'Trump mops floors, Vance sews MAGA hats': China’s AI meme blitz mocks America's 'bring manufacturing back' agendaAI-generated Chinese meme videos showing Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and others doing blue-collar factory jobs are going viral,...
18 Apr, 2025, 04.32 PM IST
Birkin, Lululemon, and TikTok: How China is using the tariff war for luxury goods to go direct from factory to your feedChinese factories are turning to TikTok to directly market luxury goods like yoga pants and handbags, claiming they come from the same prod...
17 Apr, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
US steps up watch against counterfeit goods; Indians leave your fake Adidas, Gucci back homeThe US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently intensified efforts to combat the smuggling of counterfeit luxury products, leading...
20 Jun, 2024, 09.19 AM IST
Adidas tackling duplicates of Team India blue jerseys, says general managerAdidas India, the local arm of the German sportswear company, signed an exclusive kit partner deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in...
30 Oct, 2023, 12.42 AM IST
TikTok's new Amazon copycat Shop is full of cheap Chinese goodsTikTok's effort has been discussed internally as a “community commerce” effort, according to people familiar with the matter, meaning it’s ...
10 Sep, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
Digital Services Act: Here's how Europe is cracking down on Big TechThe Digital Services Act aims to protect European users when it comes to privacy, transparency and removal of harmful or illegal content.
25 Aug, 2023, 10.47 AM IST
Amazon Prime Day 2023 is here! Beware of these scams and fake texts; All you need to knowAs Amazon Prime Day arrives once more, it is important to exercise caution. In the event that you receive a text message this week or the f...
10 Jul, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
From digital clothes to algo-powered trends, technology will change how we create, sell and consume fashionJaspreet Chandok, head of RISE Fashion & Lifestyle, says the pandemic has accelerated technology adoption cycle by consumers. “Over the las...
01 Jan, 2022, 11.30 PM IST
At Amazon, some brands get more protection from fakes than othersMost merchants, many of them small businesses, rely on Amazon’s algorithms to ferret out fakes before they appear—an automated process that...
19 Oct, 2021, 09.07 AM IST
PUMA signs multi-year partnership with Royal Challengers BangaloreAs part of the deal, PUMA will be the official kit partner of the team starting the upcoming IPL season. PUMA already has an on-going assoc...
30 Mar, 2021, 06.25 PM IST
Amazon tests screening new merchants for fraud via video calls in pandemicThe world's largest online retailer has long faced scrutiny over how it polices counterfeits and allegedly unsafe products on its platform....
27 Apr, 2020, 08.35 AM IST
Indian sportswear brand Zeven bags ICC merchandise rightsThe deal is expected to deliver almost one-fifth of Zeven’s revenues projected at Rs 250 cr in the next four years, up from about Rs 30 cr ...
22 Apr, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
How Alibaba won and lost a friend in WashingtonAlibaba began 17 years ago in the modest living room of a gutsy man with a history of failure. Jack Ma struggled in school, and even Kentuc...
27 May, 2016, 12.21 PM IST
Alibaba heads into 2016 with knock-off reputationAlibaba has also worked with brands including Nike and Adidas to remove fake athletic shoes, watches and bags on Taobao and thousands of se...
22 Dec, 2015, 04.05 AM IST
Shopping online? Beware of counterfeit productsAs more people migrate online from the brick-and-mortar retail format in search of good deals, the counterfeit market is following suit.
19 Jan, 2015, 01.32 PM IST
Adidas India head Andreas Gellnerwho shares lessons he learnt from Indian consumersAdidas head says it is not easy to sell sports gear to a nation that does not look beyond cricket.
10 Apr, 2011, 04.04 AM IST
- Nike sues two Chinese shoe makers
American sporting goods giant Nike has sued two Chinese shoe manufacturers for alleged copyright infringement and a French supermarket for ...
17 Jul, 2007, 01.04 PM IST