Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch competing products

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Post by benryon » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 2:13 PM UTC

Re: Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch competing products

#2

Post by tjholowaychuk » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 2:15 PM UTC

They've been doing this for ages, it's nothing new haha

#3

Post by sharemywin » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 2:29 PM UTC

why marketplaces are able to compete with their sellers is beyond me.

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Post by sharemywin » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 2:30 PM UTC

I guess they just cut their affiliate commissions too.

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Post by Operyl » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 3:01 PM UTC

I thought this was common knowledge. Don’t the chains like Walmart do the exact same things?

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Post by JoeAltmaier » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 3:03 PM UTC

Of course they do. Like everybody else. Who doesn't do market research?

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Post by jadeddrag » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 3:04 PM UTC

Is this any different than what other stores do with their own store brands?

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Post by dec0dedab0de » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 3:06 PM UTC

sharemywin wrote: post #3

why marketplaces are able to compete with their sellers is beyond me.

Why sellers would use a market place that is obviously going to compete with them is beyond me.

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Post by dangwu » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 3:08 PM UTC

Operyl wrote: post #5

I thought this was common knowledge. Don’t the chains like Walmart do the exact same things?

Yup. Costco’s Kirkland brand is another example.

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Post by graeme » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 3:10 PM UTC

sharemywin wrote: post #3

why marketplaces are able to compete with their sellers is beyond me.

Every retail store does this.