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Amazon has expanded its built-in price tracking feature to show price changes over the past year, available in the US, UK, and India. The expansion comes as California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a price fixing lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the retail giant of bullying vendors to raise prices at competing retailers ahead of Prime Day.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleges Amazon colludes with rivals to raise prices across e-commerce through three schemes: price matching agreements, pressuring vendors to get competitors to raise prices, and removing products from lower-priced platforms. Unsealed emails from a 2022 lawsuit reveal Amazon pressured vendors including Walmart, Levi's, and Chewy to increase prices. A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled for July 23, with trial set for January 2027.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta released emails allegedly showing Amazon colluding with vendors to fix prices with competitors. In one case, Amazon coordinated with a pet treat manufacturer to raise prices on both Amazon and Chewy. In another, Amazon worked with Levi's to get Walmart to raise Dockers khaki prices to $29.99. Amazon called the filing a transparent attempt to distract from the weakness of the case.
California AG Rob Bonta's 2022 antitrust lawsuit against Amazon alleges the e-commerce giant pressured vendors to fix or raise prices on competitor websites, including an alleged agreement with Levi Strauss and Walmart on khaki pants priced at $29.99. The trial is scheduled for next year, with a preliminary injunction hearing set for July.
