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Robert ReichonBluesky9h ago
What do Levi’s, Hanes, and Chewy have in common?
California AG Rob Bonta just revealed evidence alleging that Amazon used its power to pressure them, and countless other brands, to inflate prices of listings on rival online marketplaces as part of wide-ranging price-fixing scheme.
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Analysis Summary
California's Attorney General unsealed evidence Monday showing Amazon pressured major brands like Levi's and Hanes to raise prices on rival sites like Walmart, allegedly as part of a price-fixing scheme to reduce online competition. The state claims this artificially inflated consumer prices and seeks to reclaim Amazon's ill-gotten profits. The FTC has also been pursuing a parallel antitrust case against Amazon's pricing practices since 2023.
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“California AG Rob Bonta just revealed evidence alleging that Amazon used its power to pressure brands like Levi's, Hanes, and Chewy to inflate prices of listings on rival online marketplaces”
Confirmed by LA Times, CNBC, NYT, Reuters, and California AG official statement. Evidence was unsealed Monday.
“This was part of a wide-ranging price-fixing scheme”
California AG Bonta explicitly characterized the alleged conduct as a price-fixing scheme in the court filing and public statement.
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