B
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70%
70% -- share of consumers unknowingly bought counterfeit for South African luxury consumers (2024)
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Value
70%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2024
Entity
Geography
South Africa
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Luxity
Primary
Tier B
https://hooklinesinker.co.za/fake-luxury-items-are-on-the-rise-seven-tips-to-avoid-being-fooled/ ↗
Source Article
Fake Luxury Items Are On The Rise: Seven Tips To Avoid Being Fooled | hooklinesinker.co.za
Recently, Gauteng police arrested two suspects who were allegedly found selling knockoffs of designer brands like Gucci and Chanel, valued at over R6 million. While most consumers think they’re pretty good at identifying counterfeits, 70% have unknowingly bought a fake.
“South Africa has become a ho…
Original Research
Luxity
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Methodology
Cited by Luxity co-founder; original survey methodology not stated
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryLuxury
RegionSouth Africa
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South African luxury consumers: 70% share of consumers unknowingly bought counterfeit. Source: Luxity (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/sa-consumers-unknowingly-bought-counterfeit
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sa-consumers-unknowingly-bought-counterfeit" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>70%</strong> -- share of consumers unknowingly bought counterfeit for South African luxury consumers<br><small>Source: Luxity (2024) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sa-consumers-unknowingly-bought-counterfeit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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