When the e-commerce giant forces sellers of products on its site to maintain the same prices even on other competing sites. If this does not happen, the visibility of these products decreases, or they disappear completely, according to an investigation by the German competition authority, which believes that Amazon must change its actions.
Since Amazon competes with other sites, it is highly questionable whether the actions are in line with competition rules, according to the authority. Amazon's market share of German e-commerce amounts to around 60 percent.
The American giant now has to respond to the German authority's criticism. In a first statement, the claim of anti-competitive actions is denied.
Even in the USA, Amazon has the competition authority on its heels. The accusations are that Amazon prevents sellers from offering lower prices on other online sites.
