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‘We were at their mercy’: inside the Amazon tactics that hiked prices across the internet
Internal emails and interviews reveal Amazon's practices allegedly drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Examples include significant price increases for products like a table lamp, air fryer, and electric ice-cream maker. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and asserts it lowers costs for consumers.
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