Retailers Want Online Sellers to Fight Theft
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Retailers said lawmakers should focus more on preventing organized retail crime rather than cracking down on offenders.
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Resellers are accused of selling products with fake Certificate of Authenticity labels.
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Business & money: Retail Watchdog may be on trail of bullyboys whose threats drive down prices.
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Arts & entertainment: Industry calls on internet service providers and governments to take action against digital piracy
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Consumers in the United States are already spending record amounts of money online. One e-commerce company has a novel way to help Net shoppers hunt for bargains this holiday season.
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Software vulnerabilities are bought and sold online, both by legitimate security companies and by thieves.
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Creaky banking and postal systems are conspiring against Chinese shoppers snapping up books and cosmetics over the Internet, holding back a market that has lured the likes of eBay and Amazon.
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Companies are already reporting losses from counterfeit chips, so cracking down on piracy and counterfeiting will ensure both reliable electronics and more savings, analysts said.
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Some internet traders are not complying with laws that protect shoppers who buy online, according to a new report.   The Office of Fair Trading found many eretailers had a "weak" awareness of the relevant regulations.
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U.S. retailers lost some $37.4 billion to theft last year, up about 20 percent from a year earlier, hurt by gangs of professional shoplifters, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
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The holiday season typically brings a surge in the number of fraudulent online orders, and smaller online retailers are being hit especially hard this year.
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By Andria Cheng  U.S. retailers like Wal-Mart Stores and Federated Department Stores are pushing Internet sales this holiday season with Web site overhauls and increased investment - and for good reason.
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SAN JOSE -- Stealing the merchandise was the easy part. The ring of young men and women had become pros at snatching cashmere sweaters, perfumes and other expensive items from the likes of Abercrombie & Fitch, Victoria's Secret and Pottery Barn.
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Fueled by Web searches for iPods, Elmos, gift cards and video game consoles, online retailers are expecting sales to increase by about 20 percent this year.
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Sellers are defecting from eBay because its fees are high, customers are afraid of fraud, and merchants can do better on Amazon or on their own Web sites.
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Retailers are increasingly offering ways for consumers to shop online but pick up their goods in stores, letting customers avoid shipping costs.
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Some unscrupulous vendors manage to worm their way into price comparison site listings. Knowing how these shopping engines work can help you avoid the bad apples.