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Amazon is growing strongly in sales | Economy | DW

For the online department store, investments in faster goods deliveries paid off. In the Christmas business, the number of deliveries on the day of the order or the day after could have quadrupled compared to the previous year, the company said.

The “Prime” customer program, which is subject to payment, was expanded. The number of “Prime” members literally jumped up. Compared to 2018, there was an increase of 50 percent to 150 million members, CEO Jeff Bezos announced proudly.

Temporary jobs

Amazon forecast an operating profit of up to $ 4.2 billion for the current quarter. This suggests that the rising costs of investing in new warehouses, for example, have not wiped out profits from the retail and cloud business.

The US company has repeatedly foregone short-term profits in the past in order to position itself better for the future. Amazon is also putting money on the table to expand the workforce. According to the company, the company hired more than 250,000 full-time or part-time employees in the Christmas business for a limited period. This has increased the number of Amazon employees to a total of 750,000.

The announcement of the figures for the last quarter of 2019 delighted many investors. The Amazon stock shot up 13 percent after the hour.

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