Chinese officials have found five fake Apple stores in the south-western city of Kunming, and ordered two of them to suspend business while they're investigated, a local government website said Monday.
Officials couldn't do anything about the other three stores — which prominently displayed Apple signs and logos — because they did not find any fake Apple products for sale, according to a report by a local newspaper posted on the Kunming city government's website.
The investigation follows a blog post last week by an American woman who lives in Kunming in Yunnan province, who stumbled across three shops masquerading as bona fide Apple stores in the city. She took photos and posted them on her BirdAbroad blog.
She said they were modelled on the company's iconic stores right down to the winding staircase and the staff wearing the customary blue T-shirts.
After the blog appeared on Wednesday, the Kunming Trade and Industry Bureau inspected more than 300 electronics stores in Kunming and found the five fake Apple stores, the city government's website said.
Source : New Age
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