According to the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development, on the afternoon of May 20, working groups under the Da Nang City Market Management Department inspected a series of fashion stores in Hai Chau District - a central area with a large number of tourists, especially international visitors.
Despite conducting a surprise inspection, the authorities still recorded many stores closing unusually, dragging curtains to cover the facade, locking the inside to avoid being inspected.
Notable among them is the case of the Black Label store - an address specializing in selling famous "branded" bags and wallets in the Tran Phu area, owned by Mr. T.T.C.
Here, the store staff refused to serve Vietnamese customers, giving the reason " momentarily off to change business locations", but welcomed foreign customers and locked the door when they entered.
The market management force applied professional measures to conduct a surprise inspection and discovered inside the store selling many famous branded products such as Chanel, LV, Gucci, Dior, Celine, YSL... at unusually low prices.
One bag introduced is Chanel 22 ball-effect leather, gold-plated metal lock, priced at only 8.6 million VND, while similar products on Chanel's official website are listed at nearly 162 million VND - a difference of up to 95%.
At CoCo Accessory & Bag (144 Tran Phu) owned by Ms. N.T.T.H, the inspection team recorded many models of bags, wallets, shoes with the brands of LV, Chanel, Hermes, YSL... being sold at prices ranging from a few hundred thousand to under 2 million VND per product.
According to Mr. Tran Viet Hung - Head of Market Management Department, this is not the first time that market forces have deployed inspections of items violating intellectual property rights, especially in urban areas with a strong tourism service industry.
The authorities will focus on strengthening surprise inspections, strictly handling cases of intentional violations and at the same time promoting propaganda to raise legal awareness for business households, especially in areas with a large number of tourists.
