Route package data: Amazon had 29% of global online order volume in the two weeks before Christmas, up from 21% in the week of Thanksgiving and Black Friday (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)

Route package data: Amazon had 29% of global online order volume in the two weeks before Christmas, up from 21% in the week of Thanksgiving and Black Friday (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Route package data: Amazon had 29% of global online order volume in the two weeks before Christmas, up from 21% in the week of Thanksgiving and Black Friday  —  – Company’s speedy delivery benefited procrastinating shoppers  — Chinese upstarts offer discounts but can’t match arrival times