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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (108328)	9/12/2000 11:16:58 AM
From: H James Morris	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

Glenn, an update on how Amzn is doing in Europe. >SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000--Leading online retailer Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) (www.amazon.com) announced today that Amazon.co.uk is the first European e-commerce site to reach 2 million customers, a doubling of its customer base in less than eight months. Amazon.co.uk is ranked number one in Europe as the most visited shopping site, followed by Amazon.com and Amazon.de (Germany).(a) Amazon.co.uk has recorded an average growth of more than 125,000 new customers each month this year. "We're grateful to see more and more people choosing to shop with us," said Amazon.co.uk managing director Steve Frazier. "Today, nearly one-fourth of Amazon's sales come from outside the United States, and that number is growing quickly as our U.K., Germany and France sites work continually to provide the best customer experience," said Diego Piancentini, Amazon.com's senior vice president and general manager for international. (a) MMXIEurope July 2000