An anti-trust organization in India launched an attack on Thursday morning against two leading retailers of Amazon online retailers and others at Walmart’s Flipkart, following allegations of breach of competition law.Indian retailers, a major supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have long argued that Amazon and Flipkart platforms benefit a few major retailers, at food prices, even though companies claim to comply with all Indian laws. The two Amazon retailers that received Thursday’s attack were Cloudtail and Appario, two sources said on condition of anonymity, as the details were not publicly available.
Two other sources said other vendors at Walmart’s Flipkart Stadium were also raided by police at the Competition Commission of India (CCI), but there were no immediate details. lawsuits, “former chief of competition Making early to find complex economic activities is a new regulator’s base.”
Amazon, which has an indirect equity share for both affected merchants, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did Flipkart, Cloudtail, Appario and the administrator also not immediately respond to queries sent by email.
One source said the attack, which took place in the capital, New Delhi and the technology base south of Bengaluru, was linked to an investigation CCI ordered in January 2020. In that case, Amazon and its rival Flipkart face allegations of anti-competitive practices. , such as promoting preferred vendors on websites and prioritizing listing of other vendors. The antitrust investigation is ongoing.Amazon once said it “does not offer any special treatment to any seller in its market,” and “treats all sellers fairly, transparently, and impartially”. has been given special treatment for years by a small group of merchants in its area, including Cloudtail, and used it to pass Indian laws.
It has shown that Amazon has for years helped these retailers with discounted fees, among other benefits, as well as helping Cloudtail hit special deals with major technology firms. The survey found that about 35 Amazon retailers over 400,000 Amazon in India in 2019 accounted for about two-thirds of its sales on its Indian website. Of that number, two retailers, Cloudtail and Appario, contributed 35% of the sale of the platform, the latter will cease to be a merchant fromMay 2022.
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