Amazon invests 15 billion in 2019 to boost its marketplace

The investment has been used to launch new tools and services and build infrastructure and equipment for third-party sellers.

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4 oct 2019 - 21:00

Amazon takes care of its marketplace. The ecommerce giant has invested 15 billion dollars in 2019 to boost its marketplace. Third-party sellers represent 58% of global sales in Amazon and exceeded 2 billion dollars in sales on Prime Day this year.

Small and medium-sized companies that reached over one million dollars in sales in Amazon grew 20% last year.

“Small and medium-sized businesses are the lifeblood of the economy, and we are committed to empowering them,” stated Nicholas Denissen, Amazon vicepresident of small business.