regs to riches

Share this post
🧟 amazombie + finch
www.regs2riches.com

🧟 amazombie + finch

boogaloo shrimp and pogo sticks

Vass Bednar
Jul 6
6
Share this post
🧟 amazombie + finch
www.regs2riches.com

Twitter avatar for @sarahclazarusSarah Lazarus @sarahclazarus
did I ā€œkill a plantā€ or did the plant not have what it takes to thrive in this fast-paced environment

June 20th 2022

31,787 Retweets274,429 Likes

Twitter avatar for @chompie1337chompie @chompie1337
dentist: so, are you flossing? me: are you using a unique password for every account?

February 11th 2022

10,902 Retweets134,105 Likes

It is well-known that Amazon uses information from third parties to make business decisions. So why can’t the Competition Bureau?

More seriously: Lina Khan's seminal work onĀ Amazon's Antitrust ParadoxĀ was published in 2017. In it, she documented how "elements of the firm's structure and conduct post anticompetitive scrutiny - yet it has escaped antitrust scrutiny."Ā  Five years later, she now chairs the Federal Trade Commission. Also in 2017, Canada's Competition Bureau levied an administrative monetaryĀ penalty on Amazon that was related to pricing representations. Since then, theĀ Bureau has yet to bring a case forward alleging that Amazon hasĀ engaged in anti-competitive conduct. Does the ā€˜paradox’ extend to Canada?

Amazon's tactics make it remarkably difficult for the independent merchants that participate in its marketplace. The firm is known to 'steal' the best ideas from independent businesses, privilege its own products in search, and strong-arm sellers to buy its services - even if they would prefer to use other providers. They also steadily increase the fees associated with competing online.Ā 

I have a new piece in the Financial Post that asks why Canada has been comparatively slow to report back to citizens on Amazon. šŸ‘‡

Twitter avatar for @financialpostFinancial Post @financialpost
Vass Bednar: Why is it taking the Competition Bureau so long to rule on Amazon?
Vass Bednar: Why is it taking the Competition Bureau so long to rule on Amazon?Amazon’s practices are remarkably well-established, yet they are not quantified in Canadafinancialpost.com

July 5th 2022

2 Likes

What else? I’ve been following dialogue on proposed legislation in the US that would prevent self-preferencing. I think Canada should learn from the tactics/strategies/investments that are being made to slow/oppose/block such legislation as we look ahead to a formal review of the Competition Act. 🧓

Twitter avatar for @karaswisherKara Swisher @karaswisher
Apparently it’s: Antitrust Summer. Sunscreen is optional.
Breaking: The Senate is expected to vote on antitrust bills S. 2992 and S. 2710 in a matter of weeks. Antitrust summer is on!Congress is considering strong antitrust bills that will give internet users more power and choice, and stop dominant tech companies from abusing their gatekeeper status. Join us in helping pass these bills.antitrustsummer.com

June 12th 2022

36 Retweets113 Likes

Twitter avatar for @HalSingerHal Singer @HalSinger
The Amazombies are out in force today, with columns and tweets, blasting the self-preferencing bill. They must be really worried about how the bill will constrain their anticompetitive behavior and ill-gotten profits!

June 20th 2022

3 Retweets16 Likes

Share

+ I reference the Amazon fact sheet from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in the Financial Post, and link to it below.

Twitter avatar for @ilsrILSR @ilsr
ā€œAmazon is a monopoly that must be broken up for the sake of every small business,ā€ a retailer in Louisiana said. @ilsr’s new factsheet retells stories and testimonials from Amazon sellers.
Small Business Voices: ā€œAmazon’s Grip is Crushing Usā€Amazon portrays itself as a partner to businesses in an effort to derail Congress, business owners tell a very different story about their experience selling on Amazon’s marketplace. Here are some of their stories.ilsr.org

June 22nd 2022

3 Retweets6 Likes

āœŒļø Thanks for reading and I look forward to learning from your comments and emails!


šŸ™ Thank you to Denise Hearn + Keldon Bester for their comments on my Amazon draft.

Share this post
🧟 amazombie + finch
www.regs2riches.com
Comments

Create your profile

0 subscriptions will be displayed on your profile (edit)

Skip for now

Only paid subscribers can comment on this post

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in

Check your email

For your security, we need to re-authenticate you.

Click the link we sent to , or click here to sign in.

TopNewCommunity

No posts

Ready for more?

Ā© 2022 Vass Bednar
Privacy āˆ™ Terms āˆ™ Collection notice
Publish on Substack Get the app
SubstackĀ is the home for great writing