2023第二季度亞馬遜虧損1點26億
2023第二季度亞馬遜虧損1.26億 Amazon has reported a loss of $126m in the second quarter and warned that sales could slow in the current quarter. 2023第二季度亞馬遜虧損1.26億美元,并警告本季度銷售額可能放緩。 Amazon forecast third quarter sales of between $19.7bn and $21.5bn, which could mean sales growth of as little as 15% - well down on previous quarters. Amazon has traditionally survived on thin profit margins, but investors have been reassured by strong sales growth. But today s warning over sales has spooked investors. In after hours trading in the US shares slumped by 6%. Digital content Amazon has been investing heavily to build up its business, including the launch last month of its first smartphone - the Fire Phone. It has been developing digital content including computer games and TV shows. In its conference call the company said that producing its own TV shows would cost $100m in the third quarter. Amazon has also been spending money on improving its delivery systems which includes expanding Sunday delivery to 18 cities in the United States.