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• Entire Apple Stores Being Faked in China

BEIJING - It looks almost exactly like a sleek Apple store. Sales assistants in blue T-shirts with the company's logo chat with customers. Signs advertising the iPad 2 hang on the white walls. Outside, the famous logo sits next to the words "Apple Store" - one of the few clues that the whole thing is a fake. China, long known for producing counterfeit consumer gadgets, software and brand name clothing, has reached a new piracy milestone - fake Apple stores.

• Charleston Gazette
• July 22, 2011

• The Fabolous Life

The name is used as a reference to both his entourage and his independent record label, and it also graces merchandise-namely gold necklaces that bear "SF" pendants. Fabolous has been characterized as either the bait that the gang uses to gain access to high-flying targets, or, in less charitable versions, as a kind of godfather to that gang-which would explain why he ended up being targeted for a shooting in 2006 and lost a close friend in a nightclub stabbing last year. The Breevort G-Squad, or BGS-a/k/a "the Commission" to the police, from a slang term that gang members used about "commissioning" coats and other things-soon moved up to stealing brand-name clothing from department stores.

• Village Voice, The
• August 24, 2009

• Operation Dismantled in Counterfeiting Ring

PASSAIC -- Crews on Friday dismantled what authorities are calling a major counterfeit trademark operation, moving in cranes to remove heavy equipment used in the manufacture of phony clothing labels and fake embroidered icons. New Jersey State Police investigators on Thursday seized more than $1 million worth of fake name-brand clothing in a large-scale raid, and arrested Wan C. Kim, 52, of Ridgefield on a counterfeit trademark charge, authorities said. Police suspect he ran assembly lines that affixed high-end name-brand logos, such as Ralph Lauren and Gucci, to generic or flawed shirts, jeans and jackets.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• March 28, 2011

• Gift Exchange ; Frugal Parents Swap Toys Online.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stephanie Edwards-Musa finished her Christmas shopping early this year. Her 13-year-old daughter is getting name- brand clothing and a PlayStation 2. For her 5-year-old son, it's a bundle of toys, mostly "Star Wars"-themed. The bill? $45.

• Columbia Daily Tribune
• December 17, 2010

• Passaic Clothing Factory Raided

PASSAIC - State police seized more than $1 million worth of fake name-brand clothing Thursday in a large-scale raid that for the first time in years broke up a counterfeit ring at the manufacturing stage. Wan C. Kim, 52, of Ridgefield surrendered to authorities late Thursday afternoon on a counterfeit trademark charge. He is suspected of running assembly lines that affixed high-end name- brand logos, such as Ralph Lauren and Gucci, to generic and flawed shirts, jeans and jackets, police said.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• March 25, 2011

• Goodwill Outlet Sells Items for Cheap, in Bulk ; Gesmv Sells All of Its Items by the Pound at a Cheap Price to Improve the Lives of Many.

DAYTON -- The Nike shirts and other name-brand clothing worn by some children in poor parts of Africa did not magically appear one day. The items were shipped to the continent by brokers who bought the clothing from Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley at very discounted prices and sold them to people overseas.

• Dayton Daily News
• March 31, 2011

• Consignment Shop to Open

CLINTON -Gigi's consignment boutique will open Tuesday at 604 West Side Square in downtown Clinton. The store will carry gently used, name brand clothing and accessories for the entire family. Sizes from newborn to adult 3X will be stocked.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• August 31, 2011

• Rebellious Idea: Mix Value, Style at New Clothing Store

The store specializes in brand names such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Lucky Brand, True Religion, Aeropostale, Polo and many others. In this day and age, we wanted to offer a trendy, fun atmosphere filled with name-brand clothing and apparel.

• Billings Gazette, The
• October 15, 2009

• This Little Piggy ... -- S. Main Clothier's Sideline Pink Pig Label a Smokin' Success in May

Four years ago, Thomas Shelton opened his eponymous clothing store Downtown with the idea of providing top-quality, name-brand clothing for well-dressed gentlemen. That's still the case at Shelton Clothiers at 147 S. Main, but these days there's also a more playful and decidedly local flavor to the upscale shop, thanks to an original line of logo-bearing clothing.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• May 18, 2009

• Outlet Sells Items for Cheap, in Bulk ; Gesmv Sells All of Its Items by the Pound at a Cheap Price to Improve the Lives of Many.

DAYTON -- The Nike shirts and other name-brand clothing worn by some children in poor parts of Africa did not magically appear one day. The items were shipped to the continent by brokers who bought the clothing from Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley at very discounted prices and sold them to people overseas.

• Dayton Daily News
• March 31, 2011