German Court Ruling Against Amazon
A German court has ruled against Amazon's unilateral price increase for its Prime subscription service.
Amazon may be required to compensate German customers for the higher fees introduced three years ago.
- A regional consumer protection authority filed the lawsuit.
- The authority wants Amazon to reverse the price increase and refund the difference to customers.
Amazon's revenue in Germany grew by 8.7 percent last year, reaching 39.6 billion euros.
The company's Prime subscription model offers various delivery benefits and access to digital content, with an estimated 15 million German consumers as members.
Until September 2022, the subscription cost 69 euros per year or 7.99 euros per month.
No comment from Amazon is available at this time.
Author's summary: Amazon faces refunding German Prime customers.
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