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Amazon Reports Holiday Shopping Results: 108 million orders shipped
12-27-2005, 10:46 AM,
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Quote:Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that the 2005 holiday season finished as its best ever, with the company's Holiday Delight-O-Meter surpassing 108 million items ordered for the first time. The 2005 holiday season also brought another single-day record with the Delight-O-Meter tracking more than 3.6 million items ordered, or 41 items per second, on Dec. 12th.

"To our customers around the world--thank you," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "We are grateful to our customers for shopping with us this holiday season and we wish everyone a happy new year."

Worldwide 2005 Holiday Facts

(Includes www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.ca)

    --  Amazon.com shipped more than 99 percent of orders in time to
        meet holiday deadlines worldwide.

    --  On the peak day this season, Amazon's worldwide fulfillment
        network shipped over 2.7 million units.

    --  More than 600,000 gift certificates were ordered between Nov.
        25th and Dec. 22nd 2005.

    --  Amazon.com shipped to over 200 countries.

    --  One of Amazon.com's most remote shipments was the Panasonic
        PVL552H VHS-C Camcorder with 4.0" LCD shipped to Napaskiak,
        Alaska.

    Amazon.com 2005 Holiday Facts (www.amazon.com only)

    --  If all of the tents sold in Amazon.com's Sports & Outdoors
        store were stacked on top of each other, they would top 30,000
        feet, which is higher than Mt. Everest.

    --  The most expensive item purchased in Amazon.com's Jewelry &
        Watches store was a $94,000 pair of diamond earrings.

    --  Amazon.com sold enough running shoes to outfit nearly every
        participant in this year's Boston Marathon.

    --  The last order placed on Dec. 22nd in time for Christmas
        delivery contained 14K Yellow Gold Four Prong 4mm Square
        Sapphire Stud Earrings. The earrings were delivered to Albany,
        Oregon on Dec. 23rd.

Amazon.com's hot holiday sellers (Nov. 25 through Dec. 22 based on units ordered)

    --  Video games were popular this year, and topping the list were
        Mario Party 7 for Gamecube, Sid Meier's Civilization IV for
        PCs, and Microsoft's Age of Empires 3 for PCs.

    --  Tops in video game hardware were the Game Boy Advance SP in
        Pearl Blue, the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) Value Pack,
        and the Electric Blue Nintendo DS.

    --  iPods ruled the holiday season in Electronics, owning the top
        three slots- the Apple 3 GB iPod Nano (Black), the Apple 30 GB
        iPod with Video Playback (Black), and the Apple 512 MB iPod
        Shuffle were the top sellers.

    --  In music, the top sellers included Amarantine by Enya,
        Christmas Songs by Diana Krall, and Born to Run: 30th
        Anniversary 3-disc set by Bruce Springsteen.

    --  The top-selling Sports & Outdoors items were the Diamond Gen
        IV- Rechargeable No Battery Forever LED Shake Flashlight, the
        Wenzel Nova Sport 6'x5' 2 person Dome Tent, and the Halex
        64302 Alpha LCD Dartboard.

    --  The top-selling books were The Chronicles of Narnia Box Set
        (paperback) by C.S. Lewis, The World Is Flat: A Brief History
        of the 21st Century by Thomas L. Friedman, and Rachael Ray
        365: No Repeats--A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners (A
        30-Minute Meal Cookbook) by Rachael Ray.

    --  In the Tools store, the Black and Decker SS925 Storm Station
        All-in-one Rechargeable Power Source/Radio/Light, the Black
        and Decker ATM100 25' Auto Tape Measure and the Sheffield
        WH58009 Folding Lock Back Utility Knife were the top sellers.

    --  Top Software titles included QuickBooks Pro 2006 Financial
        Software for Small Business, TurboTax Total Tax Solution
        Deluxe 2005 with State (Win/Mac), and Adobe Photoshop Elements
        4.0 (Windows).

    --  Top sellers in the Beauty store were philosophy candy cane
        shower and bubble bath, philosophy holiday rescue hot cocoa &
        marshmallow gift set, and the Caswell-Massey 10 Product
        Sampler.

    --  Jewelry was popular and the top sellers included a 20"
        Sterling Silver Eternity Cross Pendant, a Diamond Circle
        Pendant, and a Floating Heart Pendant with Diamond.

    --  Watches were also popular with the Invicta Men's Automatic Pro
        Diver S2, the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Movado
        Women's Amarosa watches among the top sellers.

    --  In DVD, top sellers were Star Wars, Episode III- Revenge of
        the Sith, March of the Penguins (Widescreen Edition) and
        Madagascar (Widescreen Edition).

    --  The top-selling Kitchen items included the Calphaon Commercial
        Hard-Anodized 8 1/2 Quart Saucier with Lid, the George Foreman
        GR10AWHT Champ Grill, and Riedel O Cabernet/Merlot Wine
        Tumblers.

    --  In Health and Personal Care, the Panasonic ER411NC Nose and
        Ear Hair Groomer, the Rayovac Sportsman LED Headlight, and
        Sonicare Elite 7500 Power Toothbrush were top sellers.

    --  Coats were the popular apparel item this year, with the
        Weatherproof Men's Microfiber Bomber Jacket and the Pritti
        Women's 10 Button Solid Short Peacoat topping the list, along
        with the Hue Women's Long Muk Luk Slippers.

    --  In shoes, the Adidas Men's a3 Megaride Running Shoe, Unlisted
        A Kenneth Cole Production Men's Groovy Nights, and Adidas
        Men's a3 Ultimate Power Training Shoe were top sellers.

    --  In Gourmet Foods, 2 pounds of Imported Chocolate Truffles from
        Winning Gifts and Flowers was the top seller, followed by a
        Ghirardelli Chocolate Holiday Tower from Amazon.com Gift
        Baskets and a Tower of Sweet Treats from Harry and David.

 

full press release: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=798960&highlight=
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Quote:3.6 million items ordered, or 41 items per second, on Dec. 12th.

They beat my sales that day.  Smile
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