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Amazon is being sued over accusations it “exploited consumers” during the pandemic by hiking up the prices of essential goods like face masks and hand sanitiser.

Amazon is being sued for “exploiting customers” by price gouging essential items during pandemic

July 5, 2021

Amazon is being sued over accusations it “exploited consumers” during the pandemic by hiking up the prices of essential goods like face masks and hand sanitiser. A class-action lawsuit has…

Amazon has added 3734 new sellers every day in 2021 as third-party sellers become and increasingly vital revenue stream.

Price gouging still “very much an issue” on Amazon

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Amazon PIRG Price Gouging Public Interest Research Group

January 22, 2021

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Price gouging on Amazon’s marketplace remains “very much an issue” despite widespread attempts from the retailer to crack down on the phenomenon. Amazon’s marketplace is still rife with examples of…

Amazon has come under fire after three of its sellers were charged with price gouging hand sanitizer by New York’s attorney general.

Amazon sellers fined and forced to refund customers $23,000 after price gouging hand sanitiser

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Amazon Attorney General Price Gouging

November 19, 2020

Ben Stevens

Amazon has come under fire after three of its sellers were charged with price gouging hand sanitiser by New York’s attorney general. Three third-party sellers have been fined more than…

Hand sanitiser prices 400% on average during height of pandemic as CMA warns price gougers

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British Retail Consortium CMA Federation of Wholesale Distributors Hand Sanitiser Price Gouging The Association of Convenience stores

July 6, 2020

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Hand sanitiser prices shot up by and average of 400 per cent in the UK during lockdown according to a new report from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is lobbying for “emergency time-limited legislation” to tackle sellers profiteering from the coronavirus crisis.

CMA calls for new “emergency time-limited” laws to tackle price-gouging

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CMA Competition and Markets Authority legislation Price Gouging

May 18, 2020

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is lobbying for “emergency time-limited legislation” to tackle sellers profiteering from the coronavirus crisis. Price gouging has been an unfortunate bi-product of the nationwide…

New “wartime” measures could be brought in by the government to prevent sellers profiteering from essential items in high demand during the UK’s lockdown.

Government exploring “wartime” measures to prevent profiteering on online platforms

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Amazon Boris Johnson Ebay government Price Gouging Prime Minister profiteering Which?

March 26, 2020

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New “wartime” measures could be brought in by the government to prevent sellers profiteering from essential items in high demand during the UK’s lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke out…

Ebay is set to launch a new “Pay As You Grow” scheme for first time sellers offering to scrap fees until they make 100 sales in a single month.

Ebay imposes “Emergency Listing Restrictions” to tackle price gougers

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Ebay Emergency Listing Restrictions Price Gouging Which?

March 25, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ebay is imposing “Emergency Listing Restrictions” to help tackle price gouging on its platform amid calls for online sellers to do more. The online marketplace informed its sellers this week…

Ebay and Amazon have been ordered by the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to stop selling unproven and falsely marketed anti-coronavirus products.

Amazon is struggling to tackle virus price gouging: Here’s why

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Amazon Coronavirus Price Gouging

March 6, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Amazon is struggling to contain the spread of price gouging on its site as “bad actors” drive up the prices of highly demanded goods. US Senator Edward Markey called on…

Price Gouging

Amazon is being sued for “exploiting customers” by price gouging essential items during pandemic

Price gouging still “very much an issue” on Amazon

Amazon sellers fined and forced to refund customers $23,000 after price gouging hand sanitiser

Hand sanitiser prices 400% on average during height of pandemic as CMA warns price gougers

CMA calls for new “emergency time-limited” laws to tackle price-gouging

Government exploring “wartime” measures to prevent profiteering on online platforms

Ebay imposes “Emergency Listing Restrictions” to tackle price gougers

Amazon is struggling to tackle virus price gouging: Here’s why

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