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Gucci withdraws from the coalition against falsifications after the entrance of Alibaba

Acusa al gigante chino de comercio 'online' de lucrarse con falsificaciones de sus productos que se comercializan en sus portalesGucci se retira de la coalición contra las falsificaciones tras la entrada de Alibaba Gucci se retira de la coalición contra las falsificaciones tras la entrada de Alibaba

The American subsidiary of the Bags and Fashion Articles Gucci has decided to abandon the international antifalsifications coalition, based in Washington, after the entity allowed in April the incorporation of the Chinese giant of electronic commerce Alibaba.

According to today the Chinese newspaper Shanghai Daily, Gucci Améric, as "our most dangerous and harmful adversary".

In the case of Gucci, which belongs to the French group of Luxury Kering, the company participates, along with other brands of its matrix, such as Balenciaga, as a plaintiff in a complaint filed against Alibaba in a federal court in New York.

Gucci se retira de la coalición contra las falsificaciones tras la entrada de Alibaba

The Kering group firms accuse Alibaba of promoting and profit.

Accusations

Last year Alibaba had weeks of tension with the State Administration of Industry and Commerce of China (SAIC), which accused the company of allowing the trade of numerous false or poor quality products, although the firm denied it and said that it isimpossible to fight the problem without the help of the authorities.

Both parties agreed that Alibaba shares the transaction data of their portals with the Chinese authorities for quality supervision, since the company cannot act against a company or an individual that use its portals as long as there is no formal complaint by someuser.

"The fact is that there is a market for false products," Wang Gao, co-director of the Center for the Globalization of Chinese Companies of the Chinese-Europa International School of Shanghai (CEIBS) told Efe then Efe, then Efe Gaoi (CEIBS) (CEIBS).

In this way, he said, "in many cases there is a consented agreement between the seller and the buyer, who knows what he is buying, so he will not protest".

"Alibaba also has its share of responsibility, because he is aware of the situation," Wang clarified, "but he lacks all the necessary weapons to control it".