We found policy violations in 81% of businesses we audited · Free audit, results in 24 hours

Retail review removal

85% of retail stores have negative reviews that break Google's rules.

We scanned 624 retail businesses and found the highest average violation count of any industry: 204 removable negative reviews per store. We get them removed.

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⚑ Breaks Google's rules

ShopperX

· review left on wrong store location

"Rude staff, terrible products. This store is a ripoff. DO NOT GO."

Removed

Reported as policy violation · taken down by Google

What we found scanning 624 retail stores

108,342

Policy-violating negative reviews found across 624 retail stores. 29% of all negative reviews break Google's rules.

85%

of stores affected

204

avg violations per store

377K

negative reviews analyzed

One star costs you 5-9% of your revenue.

ReviewTactic proprietary scan data · Revenue impact: Harvard Business School

What we find in retail reviews

Common policy violations

Spam reviews from people who never visited or purchased
Competitor stores planting fake negative reviews
Off-topic reviews about parking, location access, or unrelated complaints
Reviews about online purchases left on a physical store listing
Revenge reviews from return or refund disputes
Reviews left on the wrong store location

The free audit tells you exactly which of your negative reviews qualify.

How it works

Three steps. After the first one, we do the rest.

STEP 1 · FREE AUDIT

We review every negative review

Connect your Google page. We check every negative review against Google's rules. You get the results in 24 hours. Free, no card.

STEP 2 · WE FIGHT

We build the case

We gather the proof and file it with Google. If they say no, we escalate. You do nothing.

STEP 3 · IT'S GONE

The review disappears

We notify you as each review comes down. Most cases resolve in days; complex ones take a few weeks.

The offer

Free to find out. $99 only when one comes down.

Let us audit your reviews

We review your profile. Results in 24 hours. Then you decide.

Most removal services charge $200-$500 per review, upfront, whether it comes down or not.

$99 / removed review

Only when it actually comes down.

Updates as each case moves forward
We file reports, gather proof, and follow up
We escalate if Google says no the first time
No upfront fee. No retainer. Pay per removal.

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30 seconds. We can only look, not change anything on your profile.

Let us look at your reviews

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IF NOTHING
COMES DOWN

If nothing comes down, you owe nothing.

We only get paid when a review comes down. So we don't take cases we can't win, and we don't quit on the ones we can.

Questions, answered

Straight answers

Why do retail stores have so many violations?

Retail has the highest average violations per business in our scan: 204. High foot traffic means more review volume, and more volume means more spam, competitor attacks, and wrong-location reviews.

Can reviews about return policies be removed?

If the reviewer never actually made a purchase, or the review is about a corporate policy with no visit to the specific location, it may qualify for removal. Real customer experiences with returns are legitimate and stay.

What about chain store reviews left on the wrong location?

This is one of the most common violations for retail. If someone posts a review about one location on a different branch, it violates Google's relevance policy. Strong removal case.

How much does it cost?

$99 per review that is actually removed. The audit is free. If nothing comes down, you owe nothing.

How long does removal take?

Simple cases: a few days. Complex cases: a few weeks. You get updates as each case progresses.

Find out which negative reviews can come down. Free.

We send you results in 24 hours. No card, no commitment.

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