Suppliers that want to land Amazon.com Inc. as a client for their goods and services can find that its business comes with a catch: the right for Amazon to buy big stakes in their companies at potentially steep discounts to market value.
The technology-and-retail giant has struck at least a dozen deals with publicly traded companies in which it gets rights, called warrants, to buy the vendors’ stock in the future at what could be below-market prices, according to corporate filings and interviews with people involved with the deals. Amazon over the past decade also has done more than 75 such deals with privately held companies, according to a person familiar with the matter. In all, the tech titan’s stakes and potential stakes amount to billions of dollars across companies that provide everything from call-center services to natural gas, and in some cases position Amazon among the top shareholders in those businesses.
The unusual arrangements offer another window into how Amazon uses its market heft to increase its wealth and clout. The company has been under growing
I guess the goal is to have no competitors, own your suppliers and everyone works for Jeff. Seems well on the way.
How many weeks you gonna run this I think it is up to 3..
nice
SEC_News $AMZN $ATSG
You got a problem with that?
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Both parties benefit,So it really isn’t racketeering. It’s no different than Apple requiring 15% to be in the App Store. Walmart is notorious for squeezing suppliers. B4 Amazon owned WholeFoods they demanded a lots of free product 4 suppliers to get on their shelves. Its Business
I would say HELL NO to Amazon on that one. Sorry.
Amazon wants control of manufacturing & packaging design. For scalability , logistics and warehouse alignment
This is just monopoly light
More money, more power. The amazon game.
No no no.
I think it’s time the feds break up Amazon. It’s time.
boycottAmazon
rjd555 been too long since a amazon rant, your thoughts
amazon sucks
This amazon practice of demanding ownership needs to be investigated SenWarren SenSanders SenateDems
Amazon just wants to “wet it’s beak” with those companies. That or they get the horse head.
RBReich DanPriceSeattle Your take on this?
How can this be legal? Absolutely unreal.
RepKatiePorter RepAOC SenWarren SenBooker That’s how the mafia operates…
Luckily for me…….I do NOT, under any circumstances buy from Amazon. However, when possible, I go directly to a company’s website or I shop local. neverAmazon
The new mafia extortion.
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So its not enough to outsource transportation to avoid taxes and benefits...but now they want to profit share from people who would otherwise be their employees? 🤣 what a fkin late stage capitalism grift
SenWarren This’s a danger to small businesses in the USA. Please do your thing.
I haven't checked yet, but I'm pretty sure WISH $WISH doesn't do that. Yet 😉
Didn’t Sears do this and ended up owning majority shares in some suppliers?
Demands stake in the company- pretty on brand
So Amazon works like the mafia?
Amazon literally taking over the world lmao. JeffBezos donate 99% of your wealth to charity you pig. Care about your fellow inhabitants of this Earth.
Amazon 'gives' money to suppliers? When did that start?
Its one thing after another in this hellhole. We should really be trying to find a way to change direction ASAP. Govt has proven to be bought and paid for as well as our garbage news media. Nothing will happen until the people organize and flex our collective power!
oh no 🙈🙉🙊
You think this is news.
Corporate extortion on display here. Requires Congress investigation.
Sounds like antitrust issues.
So, it’s a mafia?
Demanding ownership of a company you intend to do business with should be considered an “illegal practice”. Time to end Amazon’s expansion and break up the company. $AMZN breakitup
If they don't like it, they can just use Amazon's competitors. Whatever those are.
Capitalism baby!
Sherman's comin'
Really🤔🤔