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#Amazon& #39;s #platform #strategy has been transparent for years. Especially insipid when used against #SmallBusiness.

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Didn& #39;t know this was in merchant contracts w/Amazon. Very similar to what Grubhub/Seamless (maybe others) have in contracts - not allowing restaurants to sell directly for less than on their platform. Hmmm... https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/11/18260700/amazon-anti-competitive-pricing-agreements-3rd-party-sellers-end">https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/11...
The bigger Amazon& #39;s market share, the more scrutiny platform manipulations like this will get. https://mobile.twitter.com/Techmeme/status/1158478034510471168">https://mobile.twitter.com/Techmeme/...
Inching towards FTC regulatory zone... https://twitter.com/pymnts/status/1158867852201549824">https://twitter.com/pymnts/st...
If I had to guess how "Amazon Choice" products get selected:
- 4https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⭐" title="Medium star" aria-label="Emoji: Medium star"> minimum review, adjusted for fakes
- Amazon& #39;s net margin
- frequency of return
- stock availability

What& #39;s missing? https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-amazon-com-senate-idUSKCN1V21VK">https://www.reuters.com/article/u...
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