Sellers on Amazon, MercadoLibre face competitive barriers, Mexico watchdog rules

An investigation into Mexico’s ecommerce market found that sellers on Amazon and MercadoLibre faced barriers to competition, the nation’s anti-trust watchdog Cofece said on Friday.

However, the Cofece commission was unable to reach a consensus to order corrective measures against the firms, it added in a statement.

According to Cofece, Amazon and MercadoLibre do not provide sufficient information to sellers on how featured products are determined, while they also grant greater visibility to the products of sellers who contract logistics services with…