Amazon Prime global subscriptions soar 53%January 30, 2015 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Amazon has announced its fourth-quarter financial results, confirming that it turned a profit over the holiday period, according to Digital Spy. The online retailer raked in $29.33 billion from holiday sales and reported net income totalling $241 million. While its profits for the period in question were relatively modest, the company's Amazon Prime subscription service saw significant gains. Prime memberships rose by 53% worldwide last year and 50% in the US, with subscribers found to step up their purchases after joining up. Amazon has pledged heavy investment in Prime going forward, and revealed that it ploughed $1.3 billion into Instant Video in 2014. The company is expected to feel the impact of this investment in its next fiscal quarter, during which losses of $450 million have been forecast. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |