Amazon Web site crashes on busiest shopping day
SEATTLE, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The Web site of online retailer
Amazon.com Inc. <AMZN.O> crashed on Friday, one day after
Thanksgiving Day and traditionally the biggest shopping day of
the year in the United States.
A message on the Web site, at amazon.com, said
Amazon's books, music, video, toys, electronics and home
improvement stores were "closed temporarily" but gave no
reason.
The site appeared to have crashed for about 30 minutes, and
was up and running again at about 9:30 a.m. PST (12:30 p.m.
EST).
Officials at the Seattle-based company were not immediately
available for comment.
Amazon's Web site has crashed before. In July, the site was
down for about 40 minutes just hours before it reported its
second-quarter financial results. That closure was caused by
what a spokeswoman described as a "hiccup" in the system.
Shares in Amazon rose $2-13/16, or 11 percent, to $28 in
early afternoon trading on the Nasdaq on Friday.
((Scott Hillis, Seattle bureau, 206-386-4848;
scott.hillis1@reuters.com))
REUTERS
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