{"id":13411,"date":"2025-11-23T17:14:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T17:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ireneeng.com\/?p=13411"},"modified":"2025-11-23T17:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T17:56:16","slug":"real-fake-apple-stores-in-kunming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ireneeng.com\/?p=13411","title":{"rendered":"Real fake Apple stores in Kunming"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Huawai’s Apple store lookalike<\/a> in Raffles City \u6765\u798f\u58eb in Chongqing, 2019.<\/p>\n

BBC Chinese authorities find 22 fake Apple stores | 12 August 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

Fake Apple store workers, Reuters<\/p>\n

Staff at one fake Apple store in Kunming were dressed to resemble real staffers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A total of 22 fake Apple stores have been uncovered in one Chinese city.<\/p>\n

Authorities in Kunming began searching out the copycats after pictures of one convincing replica were circulated on the web.<\/p>\n

An early search found five fake stores, two of which were shut down for trading without a licence.<\/p>\n

Now, according to Chinese trade officials, 22 have been found<\/span> unlawfully using Apple’s brand and logo.<\/p>\n

The investigation into unauthorised Apple stores in Kunming was brought about when an American living in the city published a blog post describing a visit to one such shop.<\/p>\n

Describing it as a “beautiful rip-off”, BirdAbroad<\/a>, external revealed how far the owners had gone to copy the decor and ambience of a real Apple store.<\/p>\n

Staff also wore the same colour T-shirts as real Apple staffers, and sported lanyards of the same design.<\/p>\n

The blog post was widely shared around the world and prompted Chinese trade officials in Kunming to take action.<\/p>\n

The Administration for Industry and Commerce in Kunming said its investigation had unveiled a slew of stores violating Apple’s registered trademarks.<\/p>\n

Staff in fake Apple store
\nImage caption,
\nStaff in the original fake shop believed they were working in a real Apple store<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The shops have been told to stop using the logos as Chinese laws prohibit copying the “look and feel” of another company without permission.<\/p>\n

It is not clear whether the shops being reprimanded were selling products sourced from Apple distributors in the country or grey market imports.<\/p>\n

The Kunming retail watchdog said it would step up its monitoring efforts and set up a hotline through which the public can report unauthorised Apple shops they find.<\/p>\n

More on this story<\/span>
\nChina shuts down fake Apple shops, 25 July 2011<\/span>
\nFake Apple stores found in China, <\/span>21 July 2011<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Huawai’s Apple store lookalike in Raffles City \u6765\u798f\u58eb in Chongqing, 2019. BBC Chinese authorities find 22 fake Apple stores | 12 August 2011 Fake…<\/p>\n

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