Third-party sellers flag Amazon's data policy, say company pushing in-house brands

Third-party sellers flag Amazon's data policy, say company pushing in-house brands

The development comes at a time when small sellers are becoming increasingly dependent on online channels for sales in light of the economic disruption due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said that he could not guarantee it was not accessing third-party seller data to develop its own competing products.

A group of Indian third-party sellers and seller associations has demanded better transparency from Amazon on its data practices and preferential treatment for in-house brands, especially at a time when they are increasingly more dependent on online channels for sales. Five small sellers across categories like fashion, toys, packaged foods and general merchandise, told ET they have highlighted these concerns to Amazon India, but there has been no clear response on the issue

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