In January 2026, Amazon launched its first "Amazon Now" quick commerce site in London’s Southwark area, bringing fresh groceries and everyday essentials to customers in as little as 30 minutes. The service, conceived in May 2025 by a cross-regional team in Bangalore, leverages specialized, smaller fulfillment facilities located close to urban customers. This model minimizes delivery partner travel distances, enhances picker and packer safety, and follows successful trials of 30-minute grocery delivery in Seattle and Philadelphia.

During the third quarter ended October 30, 2025, Amazon reported earnings per share of $1.95, surpassing analyst expectations of $1.57, while total revenue reached $180.2 billion versus projected $177.8 billion. Amazon Web Services generated $33 billion in revenue, continuing its leadership in cloud infrastructure, and advertising revenue climbed to $17.7 billion. Despite market volatility in late 2025, these results underscored resilient growth across e-commerce, cloud, and ad businesses.

Amazon’s management revealed plans to replace approximately 600,000 roles with robots by 2027, aiming to reduce per-item costs by $0.30. As of mid-2025, the company had deployed its one-millionth warehouse robot and integrated a proprietary AI foundation model to optimize robotic fleet operations. This ongoing automation effort is expected to enhance fulfillment efficiency, streamline labor expenses, and support margin expansion over the next two years.