RILA: Amazon's Holiday App Proves Urgent Need for Congressional Action to Level Playing Field

Earlier this week, Amazon kicked off an aggressive marketing campaign against brick-and-mortar retailers. The promotion, which can only be accessed on Amazon’s Price Check app, promises $5 off any Amazon purchase that is made while standing in a brick-and-mortar retailer.

In response, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) released the following statement:

Amazon’s aggressive promotion of its Price Check App shows the lengths they are willing to go to exploit this tax loophole, and is a stark reminder of why Congress needs to act to protect retailers on Main Street.  A failure to act is an implicit endorsement of a subsidy of Amazon, a subsidy that distorts the free market and puts jobs on Main Street at risk.

RILA supports bipartisan legislation introduced in the House and in the Senate that would level the playing field and force all retailers to compete under the same rules.

Funny, Amazon had already come out in support of that same bill — the Marketplace Fairness Act.