Prevent duplicate listings from being added

[joanneong]

There are a number of duplicate listings on the site. These listings may have slight differences in their descriptions etc, but they are for the exact same outlet (based on the address provided in the listing).

Here are some examples from a quick search:

1. Zong Shi Fu Quan Bah Kut Teh (Listing 1 and Listing 2)
2. Hup Seng Huat Cooked Food (Kelly's Mum Wantan Mee) and Hup Seng Huat Wantan Mee (Listing 1 and Listing 2)
3. Ubi DMQ Eating House (Listing 1 and Listing 2)

Such duplicate listings do not value add to the site. Instead, they can confuse users if duplicate listings for the same place provide slightly different information.

While this is not a big problem now, the team may want to consider preventing duplicate listings from being added to the site. This may possibly be done using the address, but it would require the address format to be standardised (at least having postal code + unit number) in order to identify unique stores.

[limyifan1]

Hey sorry I must have missed this, yes I think that's a good idea! Will look into this!