Amazon Offers Sellers Worldwide Unfettered Access to U.S Shoppers

Written by linakhantakesamazon | Published 2023/10/13
Tech Story Tags: ftc-v.-amazon | antitrust | amazon | ftc | amazon-monopoly | selling-on-amazon | amazon-lawsuit-details | amazon-marketplace-services

TLDROnline marketplace services form a distinct market, providing sellers with essential services like access to an established online U.S. customer base. This market is not reasonably interchangeable with selling to retail stores or using online software-as-a-service providers. Some providers of online marketplace services also offer fulfillment services, enhancing the seller's experience. The geographic market for online marketplace services extends worldwide, offering sellers access to a global shopper base.via the TL;DR App

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1. Online marketplace services is a relevant market

186. Online marketplace services is a relevant product market. Online marketplaces offer sellers a distinct set of services. Chief among these services is access to an established online U.S. customer base. Purchasing online marketplace services is not reasonably interchangeable with selling as a vendor to either an online or a brick-and-mortar retail store. Nor are online marketplace services reasonably interchangeable with the offerings of online software-as-a-service providers. Some providers of online marketplace services also offer fulfillment services, which sellers can purchase in addition to online marketplace services.

187. The relevant geographic market for online marketplace services, which provide sellers access to U.S. shoppers, is worldwide.

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Written by linakhantakesamazon | The youngest person to ever chair the FTC, Lina Khan rose to prominence from her 2017 book, "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox"
Published by HackerNoon on 2023/10/13