To develop its products, Amazon has acknowledged drawing generally on sales data from goods on its site to help determine which markets to target. Last month, though, the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon used data from specific product sales from third-party sellers. Bezos used the data to make the point that third-party sellers can effectively compete against Amazon in the company’s own marketplace. “Third-party sellers are kicking our first party butt. But that has also given Amazon enormous clout, because third-party sellers can’t reach as large an audience on rival platforms such as eBay and Etsy.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2020 14:29 UTC