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Volume IconWhat to say, and what not: 'Sensitive/not for disclosure' Amazon story

Indian traders, both brick-and-mortar and smaller online sellers, have long alleged that Amazon's platform largely benefits a tiny number of big sellers

ImageKanishka Gupta New Delhi
Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin and CEO of Amazon, speaks about the future plans of Blue Origin during an address to attendees at Access Intelligence's SATELLITE 2017 conference in Washington, US

Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin and CEO of Amazon, speaks about the future plans of Blue Origin during an address to attendees at Access Intelligence's SATELLITE 2017 conference in Washington, US

Many Indian retailers have in the past alleged that Amazon harms their businesses by flouting regulations and favouring a few big sellers.
 
A new report by news agency Reuters reveals that Amazon may not be playing the game by the rule book.
 
It was early 2019, and senior Amazon.com Inc executive Jay Carney was preparing for an important meeting. He was set to meet India's ambassador to the United States.
 
The meeting was scheduled right after the Indian government announced foreign direct investment regulations that threatened to disrupt Amazon's business in India. But the preparation before the meeting was not so simple for Carney.

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First Published: Feb 18 2021 | 3:10 PM IST