• Amazon's October 29 third-quarter update showed year-to-date unit sales grew nearly 15% year over year.
• Gross sales increased by more than $90 billion over the trailing 12 months.
• North American and international operating margins each expanded by nearly 10 percentage points over the past few years.
• Grocery gross sales reached nearly $250 billion over the trailing 12 months.
• Fresh groceries and everyday essentials grew about three times faster than the rest of the store in the quarter, representing roughly half of units sold.

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