Handbag company Dooney & Bourke receives 60 counterfeit purses a week from people asking the company to repair the purse under warranty.
Tag: Fake Handbags
Market data and information on the worldwide trade in counterfeit purses. Statistics and news reports for all counterfeit luxury goods such as shoes and clothes.
Anti Counterfeiting Actions by Louis Vuitton
In 2007, luxury brand Louis Vuitton conducted over 7,600 anti-counterfeiting raids and shut down more than 750 websites selling counterfeit Louis Vuitton products.
Louis Vuitton IP attorneys
Fashion company Louis Vuitton reportedly spends $18.1 million each year in its anti-counterfeiting operations. In 2007, it had forty attorneys on staff and contracted 250 outside private investigators to assist in preventing its brand from counterfeits.
Counterfeit Chanel Products in South Korea
The counterfeit luxury good that is copied the most in South Korea is Chanel, according to a government report.
Profit for a Purse Party Host
The host of a counterfeit purse party receives up to 8 percent of all sales of the counterfeit purses.
Losses to Purse and Handbag Manufacturers From Fakes
One company estimates losses up to $70 million to counterfeit purses.
Counterfeit Purse Manufacturing in South Korea
At least 1 million counterfeit purses and wallets are estimated to be manufactured in South Korea annually.
South Korea Makes the Best Counterfeit Handbags
Reuters reported that “market vendors throughout Asia seem to agree that the best fake handbags are manufactured in South Korea.”
Profit Margin for a Fake Handbag Seller
A report in Time Magazine reported that “a 40-ft. container filled with fake bags can turn a profit of $2 million to $4 million.”