1. Boy, Amazon is in a heap of trouble. Evidence made public today by California AG @AGRobBonta shows blatant price fixing. And there are so many examples. Here's Amazon scheming with a pet food supplier to get Chewy to raise its prices.
2. Here's Levi's serving as go-between so Walmart and Amazon could cooperate to raise prices on khakis. "In response, Amazon acknowledged that Walmart raised its price and confirmed it had matched that higher price: 'the updated pricing of $29.99 is now showing up on [Amazon].'"
3. An Amazon employee responds with, We're "good now" after a lamp company gets Walmart to raise its prices.
4. Hanes...
5. When Amazon got mad that Skullcandy earbuds were cheaper on Walmart, the brand made them unavailable on Walmart, ensuring Amazon could charge the higher price.
6. It just keeps going and going... here's a fertilizer maker acting as go-between so Home Depot and Amazon could match each other in raising prices.
7. The email evidence is extensive, but it's almost certainly the tip of a much bigger price fixing operation. That's because Amazon trained employees to do this over the phone or to use "legally approved talking points."
8. Amazing work by the team at @AGRobBonta 's office. You can find the full complaint here: oag.ca.gov/news/press-rel…
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