I'm not intimately familiar with either side, but I see it as:
- Costco buys x amount of product at y price from seller and then sells it in its store.
- Amazon provides a platform for sellers to sell with a cut going back to Amazon.
There is a fundamental difference between being a retailer and providing a retail platform.
All Costco would really have access to is how much they've bought and how that has performed for them. Meanwhile Amazon is providing a platform for companies with a policy that they will only use their data to help them, which is what is allegedly not happening.
There is a fundamental difference between being a retailer and providing a retail platform.
All Costco would really have access to is how much they've bought and how that has performed for them. Meanwhile Amazon is providing a platform for companies with a policy that they will only use their data to help them, which is what is allegedly not happening.