Amazon Delivered 9 Billion Items Same-Day or Next-Day Last Year
Jamil Ghani · Amazon Head Of Prime on Tariffs, Alexa Plus Rollout, and AI Differentiation — With Jamil Ghani · Apr 30, 2025 · at 31:52
Jamil Ghani, VP of Amazon Prime, explains the logistics scale underpinning Amazon Prime and Alexa Plus compared to standalone chatbot competitors.
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“Last year we delivered nine billion items same day or next day. Nine billion, right? It is, you know, in delivery fees alone, US, prime members last year saved 500 dollars, right?”
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