THE GLOBAL PLAY

Net sales in 2016 up 27% to $136 BILLION; Net income at $2.4 BILLION Over 100,000 SELLERS have sales of more than $100,000 Introduces AMAZON GO – a store with no check-out – in Seattle. Adopts technologies used in self-driving cars such as computer vision, sensor fusion and deep learning. AMAZON PRIME AIR uses drones to deliver packages in 30 minutes. First delivery in December 2016 as part of a private trial in the UK ROBOTS handle much of the work at fulfillment centres in the US GROCERY PUSH: Acquires American grocery chain Whole Foods Market Inc. for $13.7 BILLION