Another shop on ' counterfeit street' has been shut down after 11 different businesses were found trading and selling fake goods. Bury New Road, to the north of Manchester city centre, has become synonymous with shops selling knock off products, from fake Dior jewellery and Givenchy perfume.
On July 13, Manchester Magistrates court granted a closure order for 57-59 Bury New Road, Cheetham Hill, which was purporting as a newsagents. On inspection, thousands of pounds worth of fake items were found, with 11 separate businesses operating in seven different units within the premises.
A well organised network of 'spotters' - people who alert the counterfeit shops to the presence of the authorities - was also discovered during these raids. The council say they had received numerous reports of these spotters causing harassment and intimidating locals and others visiting the area.
