DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY IN VESTEL DURABLE GOODS MARKETING
Such figures also suggest that international markets for counterfeit goods have an
effect more locally. This is supported by claims made by Trading Standards that in the
North West of England counterfeit goods cost legitimate businesses around £750
million and resulted in approximately 1000 job losses in 2003 (NCIS, 2005). The
Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) reported seizing counterfeit goods with a
street value of £9.9 million in the year 2005/06 (OCTF, 2006) and have previously
estimated that the market for counterfeit goods in Northern Ireland is worth
approximately £135 million per year (OCTF, 2003).
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