Investigate Amazon over pandemic ‘price gouging’, says Unite
by Rob Davies from on (#5M3X5)
UK union complains to competition watchdog that retailer profited from high prices on hand sanitiser and masks
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 sanitiser 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.
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