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Internal emails show how Amazon raises prices across the Internet, lawsuit says
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California has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Amazon of pressuring brands to ask competing retailers to increase prices on certain products. Internal communications cited in the filing show Amazon allegedly coordinating these price-raising efforts, which the suit claims have driven up costs for consumers across the Internet.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Filing in California's antitrust lawsuit: CA accuses Amazon of price-fixing by pressuring brands to ask competing retailers to increase prices on some products (David McCabe/New York Times)
- The Verge·Here’s how Amazon’s price fixing allegedly drove up prices everywhere
- Engadget·Amazon allegedly pressured companies to raise product prices with other retailers
- Ars Technica·Internal emails show how Amazon raises prices across the Internet, lawsuit says
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