Amazon Eases Off Eleventh Hour Shopping With Exciting Offers
Zacks Investment Research | Dec 17, 2017 10:14PM ET
Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) deadline for free shipping was extended to Dec 16. Customers now have the option to choose from more than one hundred million items, eligible for free shipping, and receive their orders prior to Christmas. This includes eligible orders of $25 or more shipped by Amazon as well as free shipping offers from the millions of small businesses and entrepreneurs selling on Amazon.
In the previous week, Amazon had expanded Prime Free Same-Day Delivery and Prime Free One-Day Shipping options for prime members across more than 8,000 cities and towns. Moreover, it announced that the prime members spread in more than 30 cities of the United States will get an ultra-fast delivery of varied items in bulk, thereby reflecting the company’s efforts to grow its business this holiday season.
Shares of Amazon have soared 57.2% year to date, underperforming its Zacks Investment Research
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