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Technology@lemmy.worldbyFoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works
4 days

‘We were at their mercy’: inside the Amazon tactics that hiked prices across the internet

www.theguardian.com English

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/63795943

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    Internal emails revealed in court and interviews with ex-employees describe how Amazon’s practices drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and says it works to lower costs for consumers
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    • dan1101@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3 days

      I stopped shopping at Amazon last year due to all their bullshit. But twice now I’ve bought from other retailers, Zappos and eBay, and the products were still delivered by Amazon. Actually it’s happened several times from eBay.

        • kcuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3 days

          Amazon owns zappos

          • bluGill@fedia.io
            3 days

            Only last year? I’ve been avoiding them for a long time. You can almost always find a “thing.com” store that sells just the thing I need and the blurb is written by someone independent who knows the subject and can tell me why or why not it is worth spending money on the more expensive version.

            • HailSeitan@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3 days

              It’s actually a violation of eBay’s terms of service to use Amazon for dropshipping. You should be able to get a refund if a seller does that.

            • NM_Gringo@lemmy.worldEnglish
              4 days

              Walmart has engaged in the same type of behavior. Execs that do type of thing in China can face a firing squad.

                • WizardJr@lemmy.todayEnglish
                  3 days

                  Can you speak more to this? I know you’re right but interested if you know of any sources that cover Walmart doing this recently since a friend and I were just talking about their unethical business practices.

                • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
                  3 days

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