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Re:FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power by agentgumshoe on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @06:43PM (#37666823)
I think a more obvious question is how are Amazon making this possible if it's not profitable otherwise?
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Re:FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power by BeetleB on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @06:49PM (#37666891)
Amazon gets to negotiate good shipping rates, and has larger economies of scale than a regular business can achieve.

In general, cost per unit is cheaper if you have more volume.

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