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Amazon faces new UK consumer claim over online prices

By Lewis Crofts ( August 18, 2025, 10:19 GMT | Insight) -- Amazon is the target of a planned class action in the UK after a consumer association said it was looking to sue the online marketplace on behalf of 45 million individuals who bought items online over a six-year period. The Association of Consumer Support Organisations claims that Amazon maintained pricing restrictions that stopped some independent traders from offering cheaper prices elsewhere on the Internet.Amazon is the target of a planned class action in the UK after a consumer association said it was looking to sue the online marketplace on behalf of 45 million individuals who bought items online over a six-year period....

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