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Kleinfeld Bridal launches first fashion jewellery line on Amazon

Kleinfeld, the bridal fashion brand and home of TLC's ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ TV show, has launched an exclusive line of fashion jewellery on Amazon. The new jewellery line, designed for bridal and special occasions, is in partnership with Centric Brands, a lifestyle brand collective for apparel and accessories, and captures the timeless DNA of...

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Chico's to now sell brand merchandise on Amazon

Chico's FAS has announced that the brand’s apparel and accessories will soon be made available on Amazon.com. "We are thrilled to be collaborating with Amazon on this new initiative," said Shelley Broader, CEO and President of Chico's FAS in a media statement, adding, "Chico's FAS will be one of the few vertically-integrated specialty retailers...

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Amazon's Q1 net sales rise 43 percent

Amazon.com, announcing its first quarter ended March 31, 2018, said that net sales increased 43 percent to 51 billion dollars compared with 35.7 billion dollars in first quarter 2017. Excluding the 1.6 billion dollars favourable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, Amazon said, net sales increased...

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Amazon's Q4 net sales up but forecasts dip in Q1 profit

Amazon.com said in a statement that its net sales increased 22 percent to 43.7 billion dollars in the fourth quarter. Excluding the 558 million dollars favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates, net sales increased 24 percent. However, for the first quarter ahead, Amazon expects operating income to be between 250...

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Amazon reports 29 percent rise in Q3 net sales

Amazon.com’s third quarter net sales increased 29 percent to 32.7 billion dollars compared with 25.4 billion dollars in third quarter 2015. The company said, favourable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter on net sales was 52 million dollars. Operating income was 575 million dollars compared with...

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Amazon reports 20 percent growth in FY15 net sales

Net sales at Amazon.com increased 20 percent to 107 billion dollars in 2015, compared with 89 billion dollars in 2014. For its fourth quarter net sales increased 22 percent to 35.7 billion dollars, compared with 29.3 billion dollars in fourth quarter 2014. “Twenty years ago, I was driving the packages to the post office myself and hoping we...