Online firms urged to step up quality checks
The State Administration for Industry and Commerce found counterfeit products at some leading e-commerce websites during this year's Nov 11 Singles' Day event.
Now, Chinese consumers' attention is focused on another shopping event, the Double 12 promotion that falls on Friday.
The SAIC met with 10 leading e-commerce platforms ahead of 11/11. And it authorized third-party testing institutions to conduct sample checks of promoted products sold on Tmall, the major website of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd; JD.com Inc, Alibaba's top competitor by market share; Yhd.com, a Chinese e-commerce company that is majority-owned by Wal-Mart Stores Inc; Amazon China; Suning.com of the Suning Commerce Group Co; Jumei.com, a beauty product seller; and VIP.com, a Chinese discount retailer.
