By Alistair Barr and Ben Berkowitz. SAN FRANCISCO/ NEW YORK, April 26- Amazon.com Inc. Throw in a fast-expanding third-party merchant business, where Amazon simply books a cut of sales from seller listings on its website, and the retail giant's margin outlook is looking a lot better.
SAN FRANCISCO/ NEW YORK, April 26- Amazon.com Inc appears to have figured out the secret to being more profitable: sell less physical stuff. Throw in a fast-expanding third-party merchant business, where Amazon simply books a cut of sales from seller listings on its website, and the retail giant's margin outlook is looking a lot better.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29- Amazon.com Inc shares hit a new record on Tuesday after it reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, fueled by the growth of higher-margin businesses during the fiercely competitive holiday quarter.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29- Amazon.com Inc shares hit a new record on Tuesday after the world's largest Internet retailer reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, fueled by growth of higher-margin businesses. This supports the bull case that Amazon can monetize its growth over the longer term. "
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23- When Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos got word of a project at Google Inc to scan and digitize product catalogs a decade ago, the seeds of a burgeoning rivalry were planted.