{"id":1052,"date":"2016-08-02T09:54:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T07:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https://cross-border-magazine.com/de/?p=1052"},"modified":"2022-04-22T09:32:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T07:32:23","slug":"amazon-defies-negative-expectations-positive-2nd-quarter-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://cross-border-magazine.com/de/amazon-defies-negative-expectations-positive-2nd-quarter-results/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon defies negative expectations with positive 2nd quarter results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Global online giant Amazon has <a href=\"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872416000282/amzn-20160630xex991.htm\">released financial results</a> for its second quarter of 2016. The company saw its tunrover grow by 31% compared to the previous year, reaching $30,4bn (€27,4bn). Profit rose from $92mn to $857mn. The re-birthed B2B unit <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/b2b/info/amazon-business?layout=landing\">Amazon Business</a>, that replaced the Amazon Supply service in early 2015, managed to generate a $1bn turnover over that period.</strong></p>\n<p>Amazon looks a back on a number of important international steps, including the launch of <a href=\"http://www.amazon.in/\">Amazon Prime in India</a>, an agreement with the UK government to test the use of <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXo_d6tNWuY\">delivery drones</a> in the UK and the launch of a Pan-European Fulfillment Program, a service that helps sellers export their products to millions of Amazon customers across Europe. In addition, Amazon launched the AmazonFresh grocery delivery service in London and Boston.</p>\n<p>For the third quarter, Amazon expects a net between $31.0 bn and $33.5 bn and a 22% to 32% growth compared with third quarter 2015.</p>\n<p>Despite analysts and critics predicting sober times to loom for the US giant, Amazon has once again defied negative forecasts and showed its international supremacy.</p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global online giant Amazon has released financial results for its second quarter of 2016. 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