Amazon faces multiple US antitrust probes as the coronavirus cements its dominance in online retail

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• Amazon is the subject of two preliminary antitrust probes in California and Washington State.
• The probes center on whether Amazon uses its marketplace to give advantage to its own products to the detriment of third-party sellers.
• The EU is reportedly gearing up to announce formal charges this month following an investigation into the same allegations.
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Amazon faces increased competition scrutiny even as the pandemic sends its retail business skyrocketing.

Investigators in two US states, California and Washington, are reportedly gearing up to launch antitrust probes into Amazon over whether it uses its marketplace to favor its own products over those of third-party sellers.

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