Indian Brands Counterfeited Abroad: The Export-Side Problem
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A franchisee is not a distributor. That distinction sounds like semantics until a customer complaint lands on your desk about a product bought at a
A counterfeit charger fails in a very specific way. There’s no thermal fuse, the one component whose entire job is to cut power before heat becomes flame.
Roughly 9% of all returns are confirmed fraudulent according to the National Retail Federation, a figure that rises well above 15% once looser abuse and
In August 2026, Karnataka’s food safety officials sealed a Zepto dark store in Hoskote. Maharashtra suspended Blinkit facilities in Malad, Dharavi and
Ask a brand manager who owns grey market diversion and the answer is almost always “marketing” or “legal.” Ask a distributor who is losing margin to the
A brand name isn’t protected just because you’re using it. Until it’s registered as a trademark, anyone else can file for it first, sometimes in a
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