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Amazon angers retailers by listing products from other sites without consent
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2026
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So Amazon is basically trying to overtake Google Shopping? To ultimately be able to see what consumers are interested in, beyond the products offered by Amazon. This would allow them to anticipate for trending products, make their own knockoff of it, and list it prominently on their own platform. And if the original vendors want to appear higher (still below Amazon's mind you), they'd have to pay for advertisements: which is where the money is at. Beautiful dark patterns... :)
Yup, there it is. At first I was like "well it routes them to the sellers website, so that's good, right?"
But I had to stop and think "No. That's not how Amazon operates. What's in it for them?"
And it's this. This is 1000% the plan.
Bezos has taken the embrace/exhaust/extinguish business plan to new heights. same thing he did with amazon delivery is the same thing he's doing with whole foods, for all these bougie health food startups.