Amazon fined $1.2bn by Italian regulators

Amazon has been fined $1.2bn by Italy's anti-trust regulator. The regulator ruled that Amazon put third-party sellers at a disadvantage by requiring use of its own service to access key benefits and events. The regulator insisted that access to such functions is "Crucial" for sellers to achieve success on Amazon's Marketplace. Amazon said in a statement that the fine was "Unjustified and disproportionate". "Small and medium-sized businesses have multiple channels to sell their products both online and offline: Amazon is just one of those options."We constantly invest to support the growth of the 18,000 Italian SMBs that sell on Amazon, and we provide multiple tools to our sellers, including those who manage shipments themselves.

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