Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) first-quarter report made a few things crystal clear about the e-commerce industry. Paid units, which includes items sold by Amazon and those sold by third parties on Amazon's marketplace, were flat compared to the prior-year period. Shipping costs still rose 14% year over year for Amazon, and operating income was more than cut in half. Read More...
Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) first-quarter report made a few things crystal clear about the e-commerce industry. Paid units, which includes items sold by Amazon and those sold by third parties on Amazon’s marketplace, were flat compared to the prior-year period. Shipping costs still rose 14% year over year for Amazon, and operating income was more than cut in half.
