This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager.
Dismiss

Amazon indifferent on whether price parity policies hurt consumers, California alleges in unredacted complaint

By Michael Acton ( April 15, 2023, 00:53 GMT | Insight) -- Amazon pushed ahead with efforts to ensure sellers offer the same or lower prices on its marketplace as elsewhere despite knowing it wasn’t likely to lead to lower prices for consumers on its marketplace, according to evidence cited in an antitrust complaint filed by California’s attorney general, sections of which were unredacted today. The tech giant also continued to enforce the policy despite quietly shelving some contractual provisions in 2019, while aware that the move would be perceived as “trivial” and a “trick” to divert media and regulatory attention, the lawsuit claims, citing internal company documents. Amazon pushed ahead with efforts to ensure sellers offer the same or lower prices on its marketplace as elsewhere despite knowing it wasn’t likely to lead to lower prices for consumers on its marketplace, according to evidence cited in an antitrust complaint filed by California’s attorney general, sections of which were unredacted today....

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.


Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:

  • Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
  • Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
  • Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
  • Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline

Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Related Sections