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Amazon Boasts its ‘Delivering at the Fastest Speed Ever’

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Amazon.com is delivering its largest selection of products to U.S. Prime members at the fastest speeds ever, according to a blog posted yesterday by Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores. “With more than 300 million items available with free Prime shipping and tens of millions of the most popular items available with free same-day or […]

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