California’s attorney general has unsealed evidence alleging Amazon coordinated with major brands and retailers to raise prices on competing sites, undermining competition and inflating costs for consumers. The filings detail communications with ...

The alleged price fixing scheme began after Amazon demanded vendors fix or look into prices of products on other websites and requested that those prices be increased or else face penalties such as promotion restrictions or even removal of products from Amazon’s sites.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced an unredacted version of his motion for a preliminary injunction against Amazon. In 2022, the Office of the Attorney General announced a lawsuit against the company for “stifling competition and causing increased prices.