Amazon.com.au turns its sights on NZ

Amazon.com.au turns its sights on NZ
Amazon.com.au has created a NZ "shop front" but pricing will be in Australian dollars (Image: Getty)
Jenny Ruth
Amazon said it is opening up the entire product range in Australia to New Zealanders and creating a special add-on to the Australian website for Kiwis.For expedited three-day delivery to some parts of Auckland and Christchurch Amazon will charge as little as A$6.99 while standard delivery starts at A$2.99, it said in a statement."We know that many NZ customers are already shopping on the US store and we are pleased to be offering them a faster option," said Tony Austin, general manager of exports for amazon.com.au.But what advantage i...

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