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Amazon Italy recurring-purchase choice investigated

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Company / service provider
Amazon Services Europe S.à r.l. and Amazon EU S.à r.l.
Service
Online retail
Country
Italy

事件

The Italian Competition Authority investigated the online buying flow used by Amazon for certain goods sold to Italian consumers. According to the authority, the Subscribe and Save option, which entailed recurring rather than one-off purchases, was preselected in circumstances where the regulator considered the customer choice insufficiently informed. On April 24, 2024, the authority announced a total administrative fine of EUR 10 million against two Amazon group companies for the specified practice. The authority…

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