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Category: General Insights
Scented Authenticity: Traceability Against Perfume Counterfeits and Grey Markets
How traceability and tech-driven transparency are helping luxury perfume brands fight back against grey markets, counterfeits, and broken consumer trust.
Grey Market Dynamics: How Diversion Impacts Luxury Shampoo Brands
How grey market diversion is damaging luxury shampoo brands—and how serialization, traceability, and consumer awareness can help restore control and trust.
The Rise of Return Scams in Luxury Marketplaces
How organized return fraud is undermining trust, profits, and policies in high-end e-commerce.
The Allure of Counterfeits: How Consumer Demand Is Reshaping the Luxury Market
Why counterfeit culture is thriving—and what it means for trust, safety, and the future of luxury.
Modern Brand Protection: Digital Identity and the Fight Against Counterfeiting
How digital identities, smart traceability, and emerging tech are reshaping brand protection strategies in the fight against global counterfeiting.
The Hidden Economy of Illicit Cigarettes
How the global illicit cigarette trade fuels tax losses, crime networks, and public health risks.
Supply Chain Visibility and the Tariff Shift
How tariffs, technology, and sustainability goals are transforming global sourcing and forcing a new era of transparent, traceable supply chains.
Smartphones and the New EU Labels: A Shift Toward Durability and Sustainability
How the EU’s new energy labels are reshaping smartphone design, sustainability standards, and consumer expectations across Europe.
Transparent Origins: How Product Stories Shape Sustainable Buying
Why data-backed transparency and origin stories are redefining ethical shopping and brand trust in the age of conscious consumerism.
Traceability & Consumer Engagement: How Transparency Drives Brand Loyalty
How traceability and transparency are transforming consumer engagement, driving loyalty, and reshaping ethical brand storytelling in the digital age.
Transforming Supply Chains Through ESG
Why ESG is no longer optional for manufacturers—and how integrating sustainability into global supply chains drives compliance, innovation, and long-term value creation.
Raw Material Traceability & Consumer Engagement: The Case of Rice
How a premium rice brand leverages digital traceability and GS1-powered QR codes to ensure product authenticity, support sustainable farming, and turn transparency into a powerful driver of consumer trust.
Traceability in Cocoa & Coffee Supply Chains in Europe
Uncovering the Journey of Cocoa and Coffee: How Digital Traceability Ensures Compliance, Ethical Sourcing, and Supply Chain Integrity.
GTIN Codes for Compliance & Traceable Supply Chains
GTINs and GS1 standards as the backbone of serialized, compliant, and transparent global supply chains.
