The robust performance comes despite nearly two months of offers since Amazon held its Prime Day sales event in October, with retailers seeking to recoup business lost during this year’s coronavirus-driven closures of malls and stores. — Reuters
Amazon.com Inc said on Dec 1 independent businesses selling on its platform crossed US$4.8bil (RM19.57bil) in worldwide sales from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, an increase of more than 60% from a year earlier.
In its first indication of performance for the year’s peak online shopping days, Amazon said more than 71,000 small- and medium-sized businesses worldwide had surpassed US$100,000 (RM407,800) in sales this holiday season to date.
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