In the fourth quarter, We saw strong productivity in our transportation network from improved inventory placement, higher units per package, and reduced travel distances.

Feb 6, 2025 / receipt, needs a key / Brian Olsoski, CFO | earnings call 2025-02-06 | transcript 5aa3687c-639c-400f-b07c-cc940801339c | chars 18840-19010 | segment 18

Regional fulfillment clusters with higher local in-stock levels and optimized connections between fulfillment centers and delivery stations mean shorter distances and fewer touches to get items to customers. Shorter travel distances and fewer touches mean lower costs to serve. But perhaps most importantly, shorter distances and fewer touches mean that customers are getting their shipments faster. We remain on pace to deliver the fastest delivery speeds for prime customers in our 29-year history. And as I talked about last quarter, we know how important speed of delivery is to customer satisfaction and buying behavior.

Oct 26, 2023 / receipt, needs a key / Andy Jassy, CEO | earnings call 2023-10-26 | transcript 7f4cd1d4-2d8f-4cef-bf40-44f6c8a381fb | chars 3601-4226 | segment 3

Consumers have started to return to pre-pandemic spending patterns, increasing their mobility and spending more on travel and services in Q2 and Q3.

Oct 28, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Brian Olsavsky, CFO | earnings call 2021-10-28 | transcript 2f7e1cfa-36a8-4814-9163-65792a49fcb2 | chars 8321-8469 | segment 8

Disney, Zoom, Netflix, others that were more travel-related were suppressed in their demand.

Oct 28, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Disney, Zoom, Netflix, others, other | earnings call 2021-10-28 | transcript 2f7e1cfa-36a8-4814-9163-65792a49fcb2 | chars 22089-22181 | segment 22

We were able to save about a billion dollars in transportation costs this year, excuse me, in 2020 as virtually all travel was shut down and Our sales teams found new ways to reach customers.

Feb 2, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Jeff Bezos, CEO | earnings call 2021-02-02 | transcript e3835b59-4531-45a6-9302-f25cacd6651f | chars 26286-26477 | segment 26

We've saved, you know, nearly a billion dollars in travel this year because, you know, travel's ground to a halt. internal travel, travel and expenses.

Oct 29, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Brian Olsavsky, CFO | earnings call 2020-10-29 | transcript 68c105d0-98da-467c-a1c9-722a26940e40 | chars 28802-28953 | segment 29

Travel expenses have almost ground to a halt.

Jul 30, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Dave, other | earnings call 2020-07-30 | transcript eaa1df64-31c2-46de-a9ee-fa6a4ebb4fbe | chars 25471-25516 | segment 25

On the flip side, we did see a drop in travel, entertainment, and meeting costs, as well as lower marketing as a way to dampen our demand for non-essential items.

Apr 30, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Brian Olsowsky, CFO | earnings call 2020-04-30 | transcript 013fb706-5ab6-406f-a1fd-0978954f1d84 | chars 7934-8096 | segment 7

We continue to, we believe we'll be saving travel and entertainment costs through the quarter, That's, you know, I would say in a couple hundred million dollar size range is on the cost.

Apr 30, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Brian Olsavsky, CFO | earnings call 2020-04-30 | transcript 013fb706-5ab6-406f-a1fd-0978954f1d84 | chars 21386-21572 | segment 21