Amazon lures customers with low prices. But is the online giant to blame for the fact that prices are rising in online retail as a whole? 00:00 Is Amazon causing prices to rise in online retail? 01:45 Former Amazon manager reveals all 03:03 Experiences of an Amazon retailer 05:03 Costs at Amazon cause prices to rise 08:18 Price increases due to Amazon's logistics and advertising costs 08:40 Amazon Buy Box as a means of pressure 09:47 Antitrust expert on Amazon 10:35 Federal Cartel Office vs. Amazon 12:28 Federal Trade Commission USA sues Amazon 13:35 Digital Markets Act EU to protect against market power 14:50 Amazon gives evasive answers to the allegations 15:29 Retailers without Amazon as a sales partner 16:30 Amazon uses other retailers' names for search function 17:50 Former Amazon manager on escalation levels / catalog of measures 20:35 Antitrust expert on Amazon's market power 21:20 Amazon's statement on communication / pressure on retailers 22:00 Retailer in debt after joining Amazon manufacturer program 23:30 Bad Experiences of major brand manufacturers with Amazon 24:33 "Offline" in stationary retail for retailers more sales than online 25:58 Amazon's spiral, which is damaging the economy as a whole ----------- Note: This film was shown on November 13, 2024 on Das Erste as part of the ARD series "PlusMinus". Consumer content from all ARD broadcasters will now be bundled here on the channel ????. By the way: Since MARKTCHECK belongs to ARD, you can download this video for free via WiFi and watch it offline on the go! ----------- IS AMAZON LETTING PRICES IN ONLINE RETAIL RISE? Cheap prices - that's how Amazon attracts its customers. But in fact, Amazon has no interest in giving customers a good price. It's not just the American competition authority FTC that accuses Amazon of this. FORMER AMAZON MANAGER REVEALS PRESSURE ON RETAILERS AND MANUFACTURERS In Plusminus, a former Amazon manager reveals all for the first time. She gives an insight into the inner workings of Amazon and explains the sophisticated strategies Amazon uses to put retailers and manufacturers under pressure. AMAZON ORDERS ARE NOT CHEAPER ANYWHERE With these strategies, Amazon is getting retailers and manufacturers to offer their products cheaper nowhere else. And because of the massive costs that Amazon imposes on retailers and manufacturers, online prices are even rising overall. AMAZON RETAILERS: FIRST GOOD PROFITS, THEN LESS SALES & RISING COSTS After initially making good profits, manufacturers and retailers report falling sales through Amazon, but rising costs due to offering products through the online giant. In the end, retailers say they have to pay, for example, to be found using a search term. AMAZON'S MARKET POWER: MONOPOLY FUNCTION PREVENTS COMPETITION One example is the so-called Buy Box. Anyone who does not sell their goods at the lowest price on Amazon loses the Buy Box. But this is crucial for the processing of Amazon sales. According to the former employee, Amazon succeeds in preventing or at least limiting price competition with strategies such as these. According to our antitrust law expert, this has devastating effects on the economy as a whole. PLUSMINUS with exclusive insights into the Amazon system - here in the video! Author: Jörg Hommer Image source: SWR, picture alliance / dpa, AdobeStock / Cookie Studio / vegefox.com / mraoraor / metamorworks ----------- ► • Amazon: Monopoly in online retail? Pl... ► • Sale rip-offs – why online shops... ► • Danger of online shopping – with a cl... ► • Fake Amazon deliveries: Shampoo s... ► • Amazon vs. retailers on the marketplace... ----------- ► An article on the topic of online shopping scams can be found here: https://www.swrfernsehen.de/marktchec... ----------- ► More information about the show on our homepage: https://marktcheck.ard.de/ ► More about Marktcheck on our Facebook page: / marktcheck ► You can subscribe to our channel here: http://x.swr.de/s/13x1 ► You can find more about our eco-checkers on Instagram: / ► Comments are welcome – but please observe netiquette: https://www.swr.de/home/netiquette-10... ► Imprint: https://www.swr.de/impressum/ ► Data protection: https://www.swr.de/datenschutz/ #amazon #plusminus #onlineshopping