![]() Today it also emerged that the EU investigation could be on the cusp of being resolved, per a report in the FT - which suggests Amazon will offer to share more data with rivals and give buyers a wider choice of products in order to settle the EU’s action.Įarlier this month, Reuters also reported that Amazon was offering to share data and boost the visibility of rivals’ products in a bid to avoid an EU antitrust fine.Īlthough there’s been no official word from the Commission on a resolution, as yet.Īny deal offered by Amazon to EU regulators may not affect the U.K. We will work closely with the CMA to show that we, above all else, continue to earn the trust of our customers” ![]() ![]() More than 65,000 small and medium-sized business in the UK sell on Amazon, which support more than 175,000 jobs across the country and provide a great experience and choice for customers. ![]() “We have always worked to offer leading choice, price and convenience for customers. Update: The company has now sent this statement: Any loss of competition is a loss to consumers and could lead to them paying more for products, being offered lower quality items or having less choice.Ī formal investigation will allow us to consider this matter properly.Īmazon was contacted for comment on the U.K. businesses use Amazon to sell their products and it is important they are able to operate in a competitive market. This is an important area so it’s right that we carefully investigate whether Amazon is using third-party data to give an unfair boost to its own retail business and whether it favours sellers who use its logistics and delivery services – both of which could weaken competition. rely on Amazon’s services for fast delivery of all types of products at the click of a button. How Amazon sets the eligibility criteria for selling under the Prime label loyalty program which offers members certain benefits, such as free and fast delivery.Ĭommenting on the action in a statement, Sarah Cardell, a general counsel - and currently interim CEO - at the CMA, said:.How Amazon sets criteria for allocation of suppliers to be the preferred/first choice in the ‘Buy Box’ - aka a prominent feature displayed on product pages which provides customers with one-click options to ‘Buy Now’ or ‘Add to Basket’ in relation to items from a specific seller.How Amazon collects and uses third-party seller data - including whether this gives it an unfair advantage in relation to business decisions made by its retail arm.regulator said the investigation will focus on three main areas - namely: Hence the CMA stepping in with its own investigation now the country has left the bloc, as it is no longer bound to avoid duplicating Commission-led probes. officially ceased being a member of at the start of last year. The move follows similar (ongoing since 2018) scrutiny of the e-commece giant by the European Union - which the U.K. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the probe will consider - firstly - whether Amazon has a dominant position in the market and, if so, whether it is abusing that position and distorting competition by giving an unfair advantage to its own retail business or sellers that use its services, compared to other third-party sellers on the Amazon U.K. More antitrust scrutiny for Amazon in Europe: The U.K.’s antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into Amazon’s marketplace on the same day Germany’s regulator has confirmed it can apply special abuse controls to the e-commerce giant.
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