Amazon faces EU antitrust probe over use of merchant data: source


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 17 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

BRUSSELS: Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, could face an EU antitrust investigation within days over its use of merchants' data, a person familiar with the matter said on July 17.

The European Commission has been seeking feedback from retailers and manufacturers since September last year, one of several competition enforcers taking a deeper look into Amazon's business practices amidst calls by some for its break-up.

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