LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA
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AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
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MAIN STREET ALLIANCE
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AMERICAN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ALLIANCE
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INSTITUTE FOR LCAL SELF-RELIANCE
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INDEPENDENT SHOPKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
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LOCAL BUSINESS INSTITUTE
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LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA • AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION • MAIN STREET ALLIANCE • AMERICAN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ALLIANCE • INSTITUTE FOR LCAL SELF-RELIANCE • INDEPENDENT SHOPKEEPERS ASSOCIATION • LOCAL BUSINESS INSTITUTE •
Amazon Letter Signatories
YOU’RE JOINING A NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT
Thank you to all of the coalition partners, small business owners, advocates and allies for signing the Letter to hold Amazon accountable. We appreciate your support, and together, we will let Congress know the time for strong action is now.
COALITION PARTNERS
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
Midwest Independent Booksellers Association
Minnesota Farmers Union
MNIndys
National Community Pharmacists Association
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association
North American Paint and Hardware Association
North American Marine Alliance
Pharmacists Society of the State of New York
Provender Alliance
Shop Local Raleigh
Slow Flowers Society
Spokane Independent Metro Business Alliance
StayLocal an initiative of Urban Conservancy
Texas Downtown
Workplace Solutions Association
…add your business!
American Booksellers Association
American Independent Business Alliance
American Specialty Toy Retailing Association
Cambridge Local First
California Independent Booksellers Alliance
Independent Natural Food Retailers Association
Independent Shopkeepers Association
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Local Business Institute
Local First Arizona
Local First Foundation
Local Return RI
Louisville Independent Business Alliance
Lowcountry Local First
Main Street Alliance
Main Street Competition Coalition
““Concentrated market power is the single biggest threat facing small, independent businesses. Amazon, in particular, has a long track record of bullying small businesses, stealing their best ideas, and saddling them with exorbitant fees. Each year that Amazon has grown, my business has shrunk.””
““I’m not sure another example exists of a retailer operating at a gross loss for more than a few months. Amazon can only afford to do this by charging ever more fees to third-party sellers and customers of AWS. This case from antitrust authorities is critical to ensuring businesses like mine can sell fairly online.””
““More and more of Distil Union’s dollars go to Amazon fees. In a way, we fund their lobbying efforts – including those that make it harder for us to maintain a profitable business. We are thrilled regulators are taking action to make Amazon more fair for small businesses.””