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Amazon faces antitrust scrutiny over alleged price‑fixing scheme ahead of Prime Day
California Attorney General Rob Bonta released a 16‑page document accusing Amazon of coordinating price‑fixing with vendors such as Levi’s, Scotts and Hanes before Prime Day. The evidence suggests Amazon pressured these brands to raise competitors' prices or pull products, then matched the higher prices on its own site.
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Why Your E-Commerce Dev Team Ships Slower than Your Competitors (and How to Fix It)
Are your developers stuck managing staging queues and pipelines? Learn how Upsun preview environments accelerate e-commerce development velocity.
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Race Day Starts Before You Get to the Track: StubHub and New Era Team Up for F1’s North American Season and Beyond
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StubHub and New Era announce a partnership that surfaces personalized merchandise offers to fans directly within the ticket purchase experience.
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FTC Launches Nationwide Probe of Delivery-App Fees Amid $1 M NYC Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission opened a public comment period on “unfair or deceptive fee practices” in online food and grocery delivery, while New York City settled a nearly $1 million dispute with a delivery app. Regulators aim to force clearer pricing, a move that could reshape the gig‑economy’s cost structure.
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Amazon, USPS and the Risk of a Widening Delivery Divide in Rural America
The new deal between Amazon and the U.S. Postal Service has many implications, maybe none greater than what it means for package delivery to rural Americans.
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Everyone at 10am: In a pointless meeting that could have been an email. Ecom founders at 10am: On a call with a supplier in China negotiating a 15% cost reduction. Different leverage. Different outcomes.
