In this Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, photo, a clerk fills a customer order at the Amazon Prime warehouse, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Amazon.com Inc, locked in a margin-crushing price war, is offloading costs onto suppliers and limiting the number of single, low-priced items shoppers can purchase in an effort to offset rising shipping costs.
In a marked shift in strategy, the e-commerce giant is raising transportation fees for suppliers of beverages, diapers and other heavy, bulky products that are expensive to ship, say two people familiar with the matter.
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