“Amazon.com Inc. said Friday that the 2008 holiday season was the online retailer’s ‘best ever,’ with more than 6.3 million items ordered and 5.6 million units shipped during its peak day on Dec. 15,” The Associated Press reports.
“Earlier this month, Barclays Capital analyst Douglas Anmuth said Amazon’s competitive position has actually strengthened during the downturn, as some brick-and-mortar retailers were forced to close stores and had difficulty obtaining inventory,” AP reports.
“Based on the number of items ordered, Amazon said its holiday bestsellers included the Nintendo Wii, Samsung’s 52-inch LCD HDTV, the Apple iPod touch and the Blokus board game,” AP reports.
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