Amazon agrees to change marketplace terms in Germany
Federal Cartel Office to drop investigation after US company agrees to change rights of global third-party retailers
17 July 2019 - 10:56
Frankfurt — Amazon has reached a deal with Germany’s anti-trust authority to overhaul its terms of service for third-party merchants, who had complained of unfair treatment when selling through the world’s biggest online retailer.
The Federal Cartel Office said on Wednesday it was dropping a seven-month investigation after the US e-commerce giant agreed to amend its Business Services Agreement that applies to merchants using its platform...
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