Amazon.com Inc

NASDAQ: AMZN
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Closing Price on October 17, 2024

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Out of a total audience of about 256 million unique U.S. Internet users, fully 95% visited a property owned by Google in May. That is an astounding number.
The most damning criticism of Amazon is that it does not make money. It has, however, maintained a huge lead over its online competition.
The office products space has been an industry in consolidation, and now we are closer to the three major players completing their consolidation into one.
In its first-quarter earnings report, Kroger gave a nod to the increasing role of technology and e-commerce in the consumer landscape.
Apparel retailers operate in a highly competitive environment. They may want to do away with their brick-and-mortar operations altogether and partner up with Amazon.com.
Amazon.com could pick from scores of other customers, but The Weather Channel is among the leaders of its Amazon Web Services promotions.
It is a tried and true formula. A retailer posts poor results, so it closes stores because it hopes to maintain sales per location.
While some might question Amazon's spending habits anyhow, 24/7 Wall St. could not help but wonder one thing here: is Amazon bowing its head to Greenpeace?
The heir apparent at J.C. Penney has indicated he will not close more stores. As part of his plan, he will make more use of the Internet and squeeze suppliers.
The streaming music space already has successful, or apparently successful competitors, but Google barely cares about the business at all.
In yet another measure of Amazon.com's dominance among retailers, a new survey ranked its brand value well ahead of all other companies in the segment.
Google introduced several promising new products this past week, but the stock has continued to remain range-bound.
In yet another move to take over the world, Amazon.com is reportedly getting ready to expand its line of private-label brands to include more grocery items.
Thursday, Amazon kicked off free same-day delivery on orders of $35 or more in a dozen U.S. metro areas.
Amazon.com will add 6,000 new jobs at its U.S. fulfillment centers. It is extremely unlikely that the jobs will pay well.