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b. Amazon’s first-party anti-discounting algorithm has stopped other online stores from competing by offering lower prices
333. Though the different elements of Amazon’s anti-discounting strategy often work in tandem to stifle competition (as discussed in Part VI.A.4, below), Amazon’s first-party anti-discounting algorithm has, on its own, deterred other online stores from competing through lower prices.
334. For example, Amazon’s first-party anti-discounting scheme successfully deterred price competition in 2017 when (redacted) introduced a (redacted)
335. Amazon concluded that its first-party anti-discounting strategy ultimately helped induce (redacted) to stop competing on price through its pickup discount program. In an internal planning and strategy document, Amazon determined that its first-party anti-discounting algorithm created a (redacted)
336. In response to Amazon’s anti-discounting conduct, (redacted) Amazon estimated that (redacted)
337. At one point in 2019, after enduring years of Amazon’s algorithmic disciplining (redacted)
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