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direction there. that we have jump-started a process to resolve the civil war in syria, which is like an open core in the region and is giving refuge to terrorist organizations who are taking advantage of that chaos, to make sure that in iraq not only have we pushed back isil but we ve also created an environment in which sunni, shia and kurd are starting to operate more functionally together. and to be in a conversation with all of our partners in the region about how we have strengthened our security partnerships so that they feel they can address any potential threats that it may come including threats from iran. and that includes it providing additional security assurances and cooperation to israel building on the unprecedented cooperation that we have already put in place, and support we ve already put in place. includes the work we ve done with the gcc up in camp david, making sure we execute that. if we ve done those thing, then the problems in the middle east wi ....
it is the name that brings joy to most american consumers and fear to most american retailers. but now there s a new game in town. a competitor who is also promising low prices and quick delivery. does amazon have anything to fear? that is our cover story today. 60% of americans made a purchase through amazon in the last 12 months buying everything from groceries to books and electronics. according to shulman research. the printer came from amazon, computer speakers here and here. yoga mats, this kindle, radio. a lot of cds. tv came from amazon. one in seven americans is a member of amazon prime. the 41 million prime members get unlimited 2 day shipping plus access to streaming music and video. these members spent 50% more a year than primetime customers. according to consumer intelligence research partners. and sales are continuing to grow. in the second quarter of 2015, amazon sales rose 20% to $23.2 billion. no wonder they re a success. what started in jeff baese ....
and fear to most american retailers. but now there s a new game in town. a competitor who is also promising low prices and quick delivery. does amazon have anything to fear? that is our cover story today. 60% of americans made a purchase through amazon in the last 12 months buying everything from groceries to books and electronics. according to shulman research. the printer came from amazon, computer speakers here and here. yoga mats, this kindle, radio. a lot of cds. tv came from amazon. one in seven americans is a member of amazon prime. the 41 million prime members get unlimited 2 day shipping plus access to streaming music and video. these members spent 50% more a year than primetime customers. according to consumer intelligence research partners. and sales are continuing to grow. in the second quarter of 2015, amazon sales rose 20% to $23.2 billion. no wonder they re a success. what started in jeff baeses garage. could amazon be beat at its own game? last nigh ....
retailers. but now there s a new game in town. a competitor who is also promising low prices and quick delivery. does amazon have anything to fear? that is our cover story today. 60% of americans made a purchase through amazon in the last 12 months buying everything from groceries to books and electronics. according to shulman research. the printer came from amazon, computer speakers here and here. yoga mats, this kindle, radio. a lot of cds. tv came from amazon. one in seven americans is a member of amazon prime. the 41 million prime members get unlimited 2 day shipping plus access to streaming music and video. these members spent 50% more a year than primetime customers. according to consumer intelligence research partners. and sales are continuing to grow. in the second quarter of 2015, amazon sales rose 20% to $23.2 billion. no wonder they re a success. what started in jeff baeses garage. could amazon be beat at its own game? last night, shoppingclub.com opened ....
eventually bought by amazon. what got to this strategy? i see that the market is in the early stages. we re about $300 billion online. we see the market going to $1.1 2 trillion in the u.s. alone and a lot of participants are focused on convenience and people that are willing to pay a premium for service and nobody s really focused on innovating around price. that s where we re focused. i think that jet.com is going to be a huge one for consumers. when you look at some of the prices, it s kind of phenomenal. in fact, we had a producer playing around with stuff and ordering things. he actually ordered a toothbrush for $2.11. it was part of a larger order but the toothbrush when it showed up was shipped by itself from walmart.com and on the receipt you sent, it said it cost $8.10. that s a loss of six bucks. how do you sustain things like that? we are simply bridging, start-ups, the early days. the toothbrush will eventually be in the warehouse. we stock the all-day ....