New US small business coalition targets Amazon on antitrust


The group said the congressional investigation ‘found that Amazon has exploited its gatekeeper power over online shopping traffic to impose exorbitant fees, demand oppressive terms and extract valuable data from independent manufacturers and retailers that depend on its platform’. — AFP

WASHINGTON: A new coalition of small business groups on April 6 launched a campaign for tougher US antitrust enforcement, specifically calling for the breakup of online commerce titan Amazon.

The Small Business Rising group includes the American Booksellers Association, National Grocers Association and a number of local and regional business organisations.

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