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Why We Are Here => Marketplaces => Topic started by: rcjordan on April 23, 2020, 05:55:40 PM

Title: Amazon took data from its own sellers to develop competing products
Post by: rcjordan on April 23, 2020, 05:55:40 PM
If true, it is another th3core conspiracy theory validated.

MarketWatch
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-took-data-from-its-own-sellers-to-develop-competing-products-2020-04-23
Title: Re: Amazon took data from its own sellers to develop competing products
Post by: littleman on April 23, 2020, 06:36:28 PM
Yeah, I saw this first hand when I was working for the dropship company.  AMZ will work with middleman companies, have them do the financial risk.  Then if the product has potential it will start competing against the middleman company or even force the supplier only to sell to AMZ directly.
Title: Re: Amazon took data from its own sellers to develop competing products
Post by: ergophobe on April 24, 2020, 07:26:24 PM
I saw this in Le Monde. Was going to post that. It reminded me of Littleman's comments about this
Title: Re: Amazon took data from its own sellers to develop competing products
Post by: rcjordan on October 14, 2021, 12:55:41 AM
Reuters > India: Amazon's own documents prove it copied successful products

https://boingboing.net/2021/10/13/reuters-amazons-own-documents-prove-it-copied-successful-products.html