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Re:Washington state shuts down Amazon price-fixing program n... by erik_seaberg on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @11:35PM (#30096258)
That sounds like pretty normal branding. I can get a powered hub for $20 from BUNCHALETTERZ who will disappear without a trace next quarter, or $35 from Anker that I’m pretty sure won’t burn down my apartment.
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Re:Washington state shuts down Amazon price-fixing program n... by TehCorwiz on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @11:43PM (#30096303)
Yeah, but normally your competitor doesn't get to choose the price of YOUR widget.
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Re:Washington state shuts down Amazon price-fixing program n... by eslaught on Thursday January 27, 2022 @12:47AM (#30096662)
Is that true? This sounds like typical white label type stuff that you'd see at the grocery store. Safeway sells Safeway brand X and also name brand X, and presumably chooses the prices for both.
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Re:Washington state shuts down Amazon price-fixing program n... by josefx on Thursday January 27, 2022 @03:34AM (#30097819)
The grocery store probably has less incentive to abuse the relationship since the shelf space both products take up in the store is limited and valuable.
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