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Amazon Customers Made this Holiday Season Record-Breaking with More Items Ordered Worldwide than Ever Before

This holiday season, tens of millions
of people worldwide started Prime free trials or began paid memberships

This holiday season, tens of thousands
of items in Singapore shipped with FREE ultra-fast delivery with Prime Now --
the last Prime Now order was delivered at 22:23 on 24 December and included
Fisher-Price Thomas & Friends MINIS, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Pop-up Book, Melissa & Doug On the Go Secret Decoder Activity Book Set, avocados,
fresh eggs, powdered milk and wine

SINGAPORE -�Media OutReach�- December 27, 2018 -�Amazon today announced a
record-breaking holiday season thanks to its customers all around the world,
with more items ordered worldwide than ever before. Amazon customers shopped at
record levels from a wide selection of products across every department,
discovering top holiday gifts and trending products offered at deep discounts
and low prices.

Prime membership continued to grow this holiday season, with
tens of millions of people worldwide starting Prime free trials or paid
memberships, including customers in Singapore who benefit from FREE ultra-fast
two-hour delivery with Prime Now on orders of S$40 or more and FREE global
shipping in 7-9 business days on orders of S$60 or more as well as exclusive
shopping and entertainment benefits.
Prime members enjoyed shopping a wide selection of products with fast and free
shipping throughout the season.


"We
were delighted to see the number of customers in Singapore shopping via Prime
Now in the run up to Christmas and the number of customers that took advantage
of starting a Prime free trial or began a paid membership," said Kourosh
Kaghazian, Country Manager, Amazon Singapore. "We look forward to continuing to
work hard on behalf of customers in 2019 by increasing selection, offering low
prices and delivering convenience with ultra-fast delivery from Prime Now."

Amazon Best-Sellers
and Seasonal Trends from Prime Now in Singapore

Toys: Monopoly
Game: Cheater Edition, Monopoly Game: Ultimate Banking Edition, Nerf Laser Ops
Burst Fire Combat Blaster, Play-doh Shape and Learn sets and the classic game
Jenga

Electronics: Sennheiser
HD Special Edition Wireless Headphones with Active Cancellation, Belkin Economy
Series 6-Socket Surge Protector and AmazonBasics High-speed HDMI Cable (6 Feet).

Video DVD: John
Wick 4K Ultra HD, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, The Equalizer, Mission:
Impossible -- Fallout and Hacksaw Ridge

Music: love (by
Michael Buble), Bohemian Rhapsody (by Queen), Si (by Andrea Bocelli) and A Star
is Born (Original Motion Soundtrack)

Video Games: Diablo
3 Eternal Collection Just Dance 2019, Oculus Go Standalone Virtual Reality
Headset, Nintendo Switch Pro Controller -- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Edition,
Overcooked! 2

Groceries: Meiji
Fresh Milk, Bananas, Tomatoes, Carrots, Broccoli and Blueberries

Health & Personal
Care:
Kleenex Ultra Soft Toilet Tissue, Scotch Kitchen Towels and Mama
Lemon Dishwashing Liquid, Kleenex Ultra Soft Bath Tissue and Kleenex Ultra Soft
Face Tissue

Kitchen: Biogreen
Disposable 9" Plate, Milky White, Biogreen Disposable Fork, Milky White,
Biogreen Disposable Spoon, Milky White and Bel 1105H Aluminum Tray Small

Fast and Free
Shipping & Delivery

  • Customers continued to enjoy Ultra-Fast Delivery
    with Prime Now throughout the season, and even up until the last minute -- the
    last Prime Now order was
    delivered at 22:23 on 24 December and included Fisher-Price Thomas &
    Friends MINIS, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Pop-up Book, Melissa & Doug
    On the Go Secret Decoder Activity Book Set, Educational Insights Hoppy Floppy's
    Happy Hunt Game, Nestle OPTIPRO Gro 3 Milk Powder 3-pack of avocados, Chew's
    Newly Laid fresh brown eggs and Minuty De Minuty rose wine
  • The five
    neighborhoods that had the most Prime Now deliveries on Christmas Eve were Hougang,
    Punggol, Tampines, Pasir Ris and Bukit Timah
  • Tens of thousands of items shipped with Ultra-Fast
    Delivery via Prime Now this holiday season

About Amazon

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obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational
excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping,
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