Amazon turned to profits in the first quarter and beat Wall Street earnings and sales estimates with the e-commerce giant noting the contribution of an expanded home assortment led by a new Martha Stewart program. The company posted first-quarter net income of $3.17...
Amazon circulated a statement internally that addressed the company decision to eliminate 9,000 more positions in the next few weeks on top of 18,000 layoffs previously announced. In the statement, CEO Andy Jassy noted: As part of our annual planning process, leaders...
In a fourth quarter when sales events prompted strong response, Amazon missed Wall Street earnings estimates while exceeding those for revenues, revealing in a conference call associated with its financial results announcement that it is reconsidering the Amazon Fresh...
Amazon posted a third-quarter sales gain while indicating the need for cost-cutting in the North American retail business as earnings slip. Net income slipped to $2.87 billion, or 28 cents per diluted share, as compared to $3.16 billion, or 31 cents per diluted share,...
Amazon fell short of second-quarter expectations as it continued working to cut costs and drive its Prime business. In the quarter that ended June 30, Amazon’s net loss was $2.03 billion, or 20 cents per diluted share, versus net earnings of $7.78 billion, or 76...
