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											Amazon set to become ‘biggest advertiser in history’ with record $16.9bn spend
					
																				 
			 
		 
	 
				
			
				
					
						
							
	
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- Ad spend surged 55% year on year, which is a $6 billion increase – the fastest rise in a decade.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- The advertising is paying off for online giant Amazon as global sales jumped 9% to £101.1bn in the quarter to December 31, 2021, whilst net profit doubled to £10.5 billion.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy said it was “hit by cost rises due to staff shortages and inflationary pressures.”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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