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Amazon favored big sellers on its India platform – and used them to maneuver around rules meant to protect the country's small retailers from getting crushed by e-commerce giants, internal documents show. As one presentation urged: “Test the Boundaries of what is allowed by law.”
Amazon documents reveal secret strategy to dodge India’s regulators
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Traders in India have long alleged that Amazon’s platform largely benefits a tiny number of big sellers and that the American giant engages in predatory pricing.
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Traders in India have long alleged that Amazon’s platform largely benefits a tiny number of big sellers and that the American giant engages in predatory pricing.
It was early 2019, and senior Amazon.com Inc executive Jay Carney was preparing for an important meeting. The former press secretary to U.S. President Barack Obama, Mr. Carney was scheduled to talk with India’s ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C. In Delhi, the government had just announced foreign direct investment regulations that threatened to disrupt Amazon’s business in the wo
Amazon documents disclose secret strategy to dodge India regulators
Indian traders, both brick-and-mortar and smaller online sellers, have long alleged that Amazon s platform largely benefits a tiny number of big sellers and that the American giant engages in predatory pricing that has crushed legions of retailers
Reuters | February 17, 2021 | Updated 19:31 IST
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It was early 2019, and senior Amazon.com Inc executive Jay Carney was preparing for an important meeting. The former press secretary to U.S. President Barack Obama, Carney was scheduled to talk with India s ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C. In Delhi, the Indian government had just announced foreign direct investment regulations that threatened to disrupt Amazon s business in the world s second most populous country.
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