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2020-01-31 Economy

Amazon's latest milestone: 150 million Prime members

NEW YORK (AP) ‐ Amazon had another prime holiday season.

The online retailer said Thursday it has more than 150 million Prime members worldwide who pay $119 a year for faster shipping and other perks. That’s up 50% from the last time Amazon disclosed the number in 2018. It also surpasses Netflix, which has 139 million members globally who pay to stream movies and TV shows.

"More people joined Prime this quarter than ever before," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO and founder.

The Seattle-based company also reported financial results for the holiday season that were far better than analysts expected. Its shares soared 10% to $2,055 in after-hours trading Thursday.

The staggering number of Prime members is sure to spook other retailers. Analysts have said Prime subscribers typically spend more of their money at Amazon than other places.

There have already been signs that brick-and-mortar retailers had a rough holiday season. Target reported disappointing sales growth for November and December. And department stores Macy’s, Kohl’s and J.C. Penney all posted holiday sales declines. Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, will release its results next month.

Amazon said part of the reason for the jump in Prime members is its promise to deliver more of its goods in one day instead of the two. That has been expensive to do, but Amazon said Thursday that its costs for the effort have started to ease and were slightly below the $1.5 billion it expected to spend during the last three months of the year.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-31 02:55|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Yes, you have to be very careful when shopping on Cramazon or you will be stealth signed up for Prime.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-31 19:57|| 2020-01-31 19:57|| Front Page Top

#2 It's a try out here. Needed it for some medical stuff. Ask me in 6 months if I still have it.

Posted by ed in texas 2020-01-31 20:03|| 2020-01-31 20:03|| Front Page Top

#3 I like it - and they have shows I like, Bosch especially

Posted by Frank G 2020-01-31 20:48|| 2020-01-31 20:48|| Front Page Top

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