Amazon England is under investigation for suspicious payment delays

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Britain’s grocery guard, after brought to Primary Evidence of Amazon, launched an investigation into food suppliers to postpone payments.

In a statement to the “suspicious reason”, which provides a fair behavior of the suppliers of the suppliers of Britain’s largest grocery, Amazon has postponed the payments to the suppliers between June 2022 and June 2025.

Amazon The UK sells groceries through a small chain of its website and Amazon Fresh Raiche stores. The grocery kit has increased in England since 2022.

Britain’s grocery supply code is required to comply with the instruction code, instructional groups on how to manage retail sales after exceeding £ 1 billion in annual food sales.

GCA will look at the nature, degree and effect of experiences that may result in Amazon delays and will be focused on this period since January 2024.

Amazon did not meet immediate comment.

This is a developing story