The Competition Bureau is investigating Amazon regarding its Marketplace Fair Pricing Policy. This policy penalizes sellers for listing items at significantly higher prices than previous offers. The investigation aims to ascertain whether the policy compels sellers to charge customers more or stifles competition by restricting lower prices in the marketplace. A court order has been obtained requiring Amazon to provide necessary records and information for the probe. The bureau previously investigated Amazon in 2021 without concluding any wrongdoing, and no conclusions have been reached in the current investigation as well.
The Competition Bureau is investigating Amazon to determine if the online seller is engaging in conduct that may be an abuse of dominance.
The investigation focuses on the Amazon Marketplace Fair Pricing Policy, which allows Amazon to penalize sellers for pricing discrepancies.
The goal is to determine if this policy forces sellers to charge higher prices or prevents competition by restricting lower prices.
The bureau has obtained a court order requiring Amazon to provide records and relevant information for the investigation.
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