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Hilchos Lashon Hara chapter 5, section 7

Know: just as it is forbidden to spread a bad report about a person, it is also forbidden to spread a bad report about their belongings.

Sadly, it is very common for one shopkeeper to speak badly about another shopkeeper's goods. This is real lashon hara, forbidden by the Torah.