Competition Bureau advances its investigation into Amazon's pricing policy

CBC

Canada’s Competition Bureau is taking further steps in its investigation into Amazon to determine if the e-commerce giant’s rules for sellers on the platform are an abuse of dominance under the federal Competition Act, the agency said on Tuesday.

The bureau said it’s investigating the Amazon Marketplace Fair Pricing Policy, which allows the company to penalize sellers for some actions — including if they list an item for sale at a price that’s considerably higher than a recent price that item had been offered at, either on Amazon or elsewhere.