Tag: Amazon
Amazon Teams Up With Martha Stewart Brand Store To Compete With...
Amazon and Martha Stewart have launched a dedicated brand store dubbed “The World of Martha.”
The brand store includes a new collection of cookware, bedding and textiles —...
EU Watchdog Set To Probe Amazon’s $1.7 Billion Roomba Deal
The European Commission is set to probe Amazon's $1.7 billion purchase of Roomba-maker iRobot, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.According to the FT, Brussels has sent...
Two Amazon Marketplace Sellers Plead Guilty To Price Fixing DVDs
Two Amazon marketplace sellers and four of their companies have pleaded guilty to price fixing DVDs and Blu Ray Discs.
On Feb. 10 in U.S....
FTC Prepares Possible Antitrust Suit Against Amazon
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing a potential antitrust lawsuit against Amazon that in the coming months could challenge an array of the tech...
Polish Antitrust Watchdog Says Amazon Misled Consumers
Poland's competition watchdog has accused e-commerce firm Amazon's European unit of misleading sales and delivery practices, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection said on...
DC AG Seeks To Revive Amazon Antitrust Suit
The District of Columbia attorney general on Monday urged a Washington, DC, appeals court to revive the city's claim that Amazon.com Inc is violating...
Market Definition and Three 19a Designations Under German Antitrust Law: Alphabet,...
The Bundeskartellamt has designated Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon as 19a firms. Thus, they are potentially subject to specific competition law interventions under a special...
The Economics Of Amazon
By Federico Etro, Florence School of Economics and Management.
We survey the literature on the economics of eCommerce with particular emphasis on the antitrust debate...
Booksellers Welcome EC’s Antitrust Resolution With Amazon
The Booksellers Association (BA) has welcomed the European Commission’s announcement that it has accepted commitments by Amazon barring it from using marketplace seller data.
Earlier...
Amazon Settles Three EU Antitrust Cases & Avoids Fines
Amazon on Tuesday agreed to make some significant changes to its business in Europe as part of a settlement of antitrust investigations that could...