Germany’s Federal Cartel Office accepted a number of “concessions” from Amazon and closed the “abuse of dominance proceedings” they started last November, while the bigger and more volatile charges have been taken up by the European Commission “to assess whether Amazon’s use of sensitive data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace is in breach of EU competition rules.” Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said they will “take a very close look at Amazon’s business practices and its dual role as marketplace and retailer.” So far, “Based on the Commission’s preliminary fact-finding, Amazon appears to use competitively sensitive information – about […]
