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Retail review removal

Some of your store's negative Google reviews break Google's rules.

Reviews about an online order left on a store listing, wrong branch, return-policy revenge. Across 15,954 business profiles we scanned, 81.8% had at least one negative review that violates a Google policy. The free audit shows you which of yours qualify. We get them removed.

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⚑ Breaks Google's rules
ShopperX
Rated 1 out of 5 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 across 15,954 business profiles
89,694

Policy-violating negative reviews found across 15,954 business profiles. 24.3% of all negative reviews break Google's rules.

81.8%
of businesses affected
24.3%
of negative reviews break a rule
$99
per removed review

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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$0
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?
High foot traffic means more review volume, and more volume means more spam, competitor attacks, and wrong-location reviews. Our scan is not broken down by industry, so we will not put an industry-specific number on it. Across all 15,954 profiles scanned, businesses with any violation averaged 6.9 of them in a sample of roughly 23 negative 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.

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We pursue only reviews that violate Google's content policies and report them through Google's official channels. Removal is at Google's sole discretion and is not guaranteed; you are billed only for reviews that are actually removed.