The lobbying push by retailers will only add to the scrutiny facing companies such as Amazon and EBay Inc over their role in allowing counterfeit products from bicycles to jeans to be sold around the world. — AFP
More than a dozen US trade groups are launching a new coalition aimed at forcing e-commerce companies such as Amazon.com Inc to take stronger measures to fight stolen or counterfeit goods sold on their platforms.
The industry associations, which represent Walmart Inc, Target Corp, and Best Buy Co Inc among other companies, announced on Aug 14 they are founding The Buy Safe America Coalition to back legislation that would require digital marketplaces to verify information about third-party merchants.
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