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Alibaba Changes Approach to Merchants Following Antitrust Fine -- ESG Insight

Alibaba Changes Approach to Merchants Following Antitrust Fine -- ESG Insight

反垄断罚款后,阿里巴巴改变了对商家的态度--ESG Insight
Dow Jones Newswires ·  2021/04/12 11:17

DJ Alibaba Changes Approach to Merchants Following Antitrust Fine -- ESG Insight

DJ阿里巴巴在反垄断罚款后改变对商家的做法-ESG Insight

Commentary by Stela Zarija, research analyst, ESG & impact investing

ESG&Impact Investment研究分析师斯特拉·扎里贾(Stela Zarija)评论

After Alibaba was fined the equivalent of $2.8 billion last week for abusing its dominant position over rivals and merchants on its e-commerce platforms, the company announced Monday it would cut service fees and charges for vendors, as well as invest in improved tools for them. The Chinese antitrust regulator said Alibaba restricted merchants from doing business on rival platforms, forcing exclusivity on vendors, limiting competition and innovation. Despite the fine's record amount--equivalent of 4% of its domestic annual sales in 2019--Alibaba's chief executive said he didn't expect a material effect on business operations. Last month, the antitrust watchdog fined 12 Chinese tech companies for not reporting past investment deals properly and for not complying with antimonopoly laws.

上周,阿里巴巴因在其电子商务平台上滥用其相对于竞争对手和商家的主导地位而被处以相当于28亿美元的罚款后,该公司周一宣布,将降低供应商的服务费和收费,并投资于为他们改进工具。中国反垄断监管机构表示,阿里巴巴限制商家在竞争对手的平台上做生意,迫使供应商享有排他性,限制了竞争和创新。尽管罚款金额达到创纪录的水平(相当于2019年国内年销售额的4%),但阿里巴巴首席执行长表示,他预计不会对业务运营产生实质性影响。上个月,反垄断监管机构对12家中国科技公司处以罚款,原因是它们没有正确报告过去的投资交易,也没有遵守反垄断法。

Write to Stela Zarija at stela.zarija@dowjones.com

写信给斯特拉·扎里贾(Stela Zarija),电子邮件:stela.zarija@dowjones.com

ESG Insights are written by The Wall Street Journal's ESG research analysts, whose commentary is independent of the news coverage by reporters at the Journal.

ESG Insight是由华尔街日报的ESG研究分析师撰写的,他们的评论独立于华尔街日报记者的新闻报道。

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