The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hidden Tax”

Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by sib on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @10:38AM (#37765846)

It's exactly their business. Amazon is going to use the limited "shelf space" to promote and highlight those products which are most likely to sell (and to generate best margins). If a product is for sale for less elsewhere, it's less likely to do so, so why should Amazon waste the "shelf space"?

This is no different than what non-e-commerce stores (such as Walmart) have been doing for years.

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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by Retric on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @11:17AM (#37766414)

Amazon doesn’t need to promote every single item they sell and it would be meaningless for them to do so. They have a long tail of items which rarely sell and only show up on very specific queries disproving any kind of limited shelf space argument.

As a simple practical manner a small manufacturer can more cheaply sell products at their factory than the overhead of selling through Amazon or anywhere else. You often see this where mid sized brewery offers beer kegs more cheaply on location.

Amazon’s policy simply increases prices without any benefit to consumers or the overall economy.

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