CA says Amazon pressured retailers to boost prices on their websites to not undercut it
California's attorney general alleges that Amazon uses its market power to pressure vendors like Levi Strauss and retailers like Walmart to raise prices on their websites.
Amazon accused of price fixing
- California says Amazon coerced companies like Walmart and Levi's into illegally raising prices Business Insider —
- Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The Guardian —
- Amazon accused of price fixing by pressuring brands to keep costs high on certain products, state says The Independent —
- Amazon 'strong-armed' Levi's, Hanes to hike prices on rival sites, California DA says CNBC —
- California says Amazon got retailers to boost online prices AP News —