Delve into Amazon's strategies for stifling price competition and maintaining its monopoly in key markets.
FTC v. Amazon Court Filing, retrieved on Sep 26, 2023, is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 34 of 80. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here A. Amazon Maintains Its Monopolies In Both Relevant Markets Through Exclusionary Anti-Discounting Conduct That Stifles Price Competition 262. A core Amazon strategy is to limit one of the most fundamental avenues of competition: price competition.
Combined, Amazon’s conduct quashes one of the most direct ways to compete with Amazon in both relevant markets: by offering lower prices. In an open, competitive environment, rival online superstores could attract more business by offering shoppers lower prices, and rival online marketplaces could attract sellers by charging them lower fees, allowing sellers to pass those savings on to shoppers via lower prices.