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statement, disputed many
of the merchant’s allega-
tions, saying its logistics
prices are competitive and
its sellers aren’t penalized
for using other delivery op-
tions. “Amazon has invested
tens of billions of dollars in
developing a world-class ful-
fillment network and we of-
fer that network to sellers at
highly competitive fees
when compared to other op-
tions available to sellers. In
fact, our research shows
other comparable options
available to sellers are ap-
proximately 50-80% more
expensive” than Amazon
services, the company said.
The accusations are po-
tentially a significant devel-
opment in various govern-
ment inquiries into Ama-
zon’s business practices.
The House Judiciary Com-
mittee’s antitrust panel
hosted a hearing in July dur-
ing which Chairman David
Cicilline (D-R.I.) grilled an
Amazon attorney about its
practices. As part of that in-
vestigation, the committee
sent surveys to customers of
big tech platforms, asking
about the state of competi-
tion in digital markets and
the adequacy of existing en-
forcement.
The merchant, who re-
ceived that survey, says he
can’t pursue an antitrust
case himself because he
agreed to binding arbitra-

tion when he began selling

products on Amazon. But he

hopes the Federal Trade

Commission, which is al-

ready interviewing mer-

chants, will investigate or

that a logistics company

that believes it is losing busi-

ness because of Amazon’s

practices will file suit. The

merchant, who said he has

paid Amazon tens of mil-

lions of dollars in fees in re-

cent years, requested ano-

nymity out of fear of losing

business.

A spokesman for the

House Judiciary’s antitrust

subcommittee declined to

comment.

The merchant’s letter

says Amazon raised logis-

tics fees by 20% over the last

four years until they cost as

much as 35% more than

competing services. The

merchant alleges Amazon

pushed him to continue us-

ing its logistics or risk being

suspended from selling on

its platform or seeing his

products marginalized on

the site. He says using Ama-

zon’s service forced him to

boost prices by as much as

12% on more than 100 prod-

ucts he’s been selling on Am-

azon for years.

The allegations directly

challenge Amazon’s testi-

mony that search algo-

rithms determining which

products are most promi-

nently displayed are de-

signed to best serve custom-

ers, not favor Amazon.

The merchant alleges he

could offer the same prod-

ucts on Amazon at lower

prices and with faster, more

reliable delivery if he could

handle logistics himself

without being penalized for

late deliveries. Merchants

using Amazon’s logistics

services don’t face penalties

for delivery mishaps, the let-

ter states.

More than half of all

goods sold on Amazon come

from independent mer-

chants who pay Amazon a

commission on each sale.

Amazon controls more than

70% of all online market-

place sales in the U.S., more

than triple its closest online

marketplace competitor

EBay Inc., according to Dig-

ital Commerce 360.

How regulators define

Amazon’s market is a key

step in any antitrust investi-

gation. Amazon maintains it

should be considered in the

broadest possible terms, a

retailer that attracts about

4% of spending in the U.S.

The allegations propose

narrowly defining Amazon

as the dominant online

marketplace with few com-

petitors, which makes its

merchant customers more

susceptible to its demands.

The letter alleges Ama-

zon uses its marketplace to

push its logistics services

called Fulfillment by Ama-

zon. Merchants ship their

products to Amazon ware-

houses around the country

and pay the fees for storage,

packing and delivery. Ama-

zon’s online store, where

U.S. shoppers will spend

$221 billion this year, accord-

ing to EMarketer Inc., gives

it a big platform from which

to build its logistics busi-

ness. If Amazon can use its

marketplace might to build

up its logistics business, it

wins an advantage over rival

services offered by UPS,

FedEx and smaller logistics

providers.

Soper writes for Bloomberg.

Ben Brody of Bloomberg

contributed to this report.

Merchant lays out a case against Amazon

AN AMAZON merchant alleges the online giant pushed him to use its logistics or

risk being suspended from selling on its platform, a claim Amazon disputes.

Patrick SemanskyAssociated Press

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