The holiday season will get a little easier for Amazon users in the US this year as the e-commerce giant is reportedly planning to ship real Christmas trees at your doorstep.
Amazon will ship freshly cut, full-size Christmas trees beginning in November. The trees will include the Douglas firs and Norfolk Island pines which will be shipped. According to the Cnet, the trees are expected to ship within 10 days of their harvesting so they remain fresh without any problem.
The 7-foot Fraser fir from a North Carolina farm will cost USD 115 and will be shipped in Amazon's standard cardboard boxes. Amazon will also be selling wreaths and garlands. Some of the items will be eligible for the Prime members.
Amazon became one of the world's most valuable companies after it reported a market cap of USD 1 trillion. Amazon had been in competition with Apple to reach the milestone. The iPhone maker achieved its goal last month. Amazon's trillion-dollar milestone follows just 50 days after it set a new record of over 100 million product sales during the annual Prime Day event.
It took Apple 38 years, while Amazon did it in just 21. While Apple’s iPhone and other devices remain popular and its revenues are growing, it is not keeping up with Amazon’s blistering sales growth.
Amazon has impressed investors by diversifying into virtually every corner of the retail industry, altering how consumers buy products and putting big pressure on many brick-and-mortar stores.
With inputs from ANI
