Amazon backs off on price-testing efforts

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Amazon.com Inc said it will change its price-testing policy if it conducts future price tests. The move is in response to numerous consumer complaints regarding the company's controversial price test that involved charging customers different prices for the same digital video disc (DVD). Amazon sold 68 DVD titles during the Labor Day weekend. As a result of the failed test, Amazon issued on Sep 14, 2000 refunds to 6,896 customers.

Marketing procedures

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Groups break link with Amazon over privacy policy

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Consumer privacy advocate Junkbusters and the Electronic Privacy Information Center have terminated their business relationships with Amazon.com Inc because they claim that the company's new privacy policy does not provide adequate protection of consumers' personal data. Both groups are particularly opposes to an addition in the new policy that treats customer information as an asset that can be bought and sold.

Public affairs

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Net retailers pick bargains from bones of fallen foes

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A number of Internet retailers are taking advantage of the market's reluctance to invest in dot.com companies to acquire some of their former rivals at bargain prices. Some of these acquisitions include Fashionmall.com's purchase of some of defunct Boo.com's assets for under a penny on the dollar and EToys' move to acquire the party-planning technologies of eParties in a deal valued at only $1.6 million.

Strategy & planning

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