Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com...
by leonardteo on Thursday April 23, 2020 @12:10PM
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Where it gets grey is when stakeholders privately invest or start companies that sell on the platform. Amazon chose to do it upfront with Amazon Basics but there’s nothing stopping them from creating house brands/labels even at arms length to give the impression that it’s not Amazon.
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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com...
by maxwell on Thursday April 23, 2020 @12:30PM
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> there’s nothing stopping them from creating house brands/labels even at arms length to give the impression that it’s not Amazon
They already did this years ago. Amazon has 80+ private-label brands.
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-owns-these-brands-lis...