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Investigate Amazon Over Pandemic ‘Price Gouging’, Says Unite

Posted On: Jul 13, 2021

July 13, 2021 | BUSINESS | The Unite union has lodged an official competition complaint against Amazon, alleging the online retailer profited from pandemic-related “price gouging” on products such as hand sanitizer and face masks. In a 41-page letter, seen by the Guardian, lawyers for Unite accuse Amazon of “exploitative abuse of its dominance” and call on the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to launch an investigation. The complaint states that Amazon held a near-monopoly on home-delivered products during the height of the pandemic, leaving vulnerable people with little choice but to shop there for essentials… The Guardian