All the latest UK technology news, reviews and analysis
|
|
|
03 Jan 2008
Amazon has reported its best ever holiday season, shipping more than 99 per cent of orders in time to meet deadlines worldwide.
One of the most popular products was Nintendo's Wii console, which flew off the virtual shelves at Amazon.com at a rate of 17 every second - when the company actually had stock.
"We are very grateful to our customers," said Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive at Amazon.
"On behalf of Amazon employees around the globe, we wish everyone happy holidays and best wishes for 2008."
The company's busiest trading day over the festive period was 10 December when customers ordered more than 5.4 million items at a rate of 62.5 items per second.
Amazon.com sold enough high-definition DVD players to cover seven football pitches, and enough GPS units to make a trail from New York to Philadelphia.
Latest stories from Web
Related articles
Related jobs
Poll
Are you confident that the UK's IT infrastructure is secure from attack in the wake of the Flame malware revelations?
Orange and Intel talk us through the ins and outs of their San Diego smartphone
Connect with V3.co.uk
Social networking is almost ubiquitous. This white paper examines the benefits and risks and it looks at the different ways companies can reconcile them
The importance of understanding your infrastructure
Are you looking for a new positing within the Testing...
A leading global provider of critical information to...
Want to work for one of the most dynamic, creative environments...
Want to work for one of the most dynamic, creative environments...
Keep up to date with the latest products, services and technologies from the world's leading IT companies. IThound.com brings you over 2,000 white papers, case studies and analyst reports.
Do you agree?