Deep in the Heart of Texas, San Antonio Rekindles that Loving Feeling – Amazon.com Releases the Top 20 Most Romantic U.S. C...
February 01 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
After two consecutive years of falling off the
list completely, San Antonio reclaims its spot as the most romantic
city in the U.S.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) – Love reigns at Amazon.com as the company today
released its annual list of Top 20 Most Romantic Cities.
The list is determined by a compilation of sales data from
cities with more than 100,000 residents on a per capita basis and
includes purchases of romance novels and relationship books (both
Kindle and print); romantic comedy movies (DVDs and digital); a
curated list of romantic music, including artists like Adele, John
Legend, Ed Sheeran, Drake, Brad Paisley and Barry White (CDs and
MP3 format); as well as the sales of sexual wellness products.
The Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in the U.S. are:
1. San Antonio, Texas 11.
Columbia, S.C. 2. Miami, Fla. 12. Vancouver, Wash. 3. Alexandria,
Va. 13. Gainesville, Fla. 4. Orlando, Fla. 14. Seattle, Wash. 5.
Salt Lake City, Utah 15. Scottsdale, Ariz. 6. Knoxville, Tenn. 16.
Tampa, Fla. 7. Cincinnati, Ohio 17. Las Vegas, Nev. 8. Pittsburgh,
Pa. 18. Portland, Ore. 9. Atlanta, Ga. 19. Round Rock, Texas 10.
Ann Arbor, Mich. 20. Rochester, N.Y.
Some of the interesting findings in Amazon’s romantic data
revealed that:
- Lovers in Seattle and Atlanta set the
mood without delay, ordering more Romance novels using Prime FREE
Same-Day Delivery than any other city on the list. Top Romance
titles included “First Comes Love” by Emily Giffin, “The Rosie
Project” by Graeme Simsion and “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes.
- Kindle Unlimited members fell in love
with love, reading tens of millions of romance books in the last
year, including “Everything We Keep” by Kerry Lonsdale, “Worth the
Wait” by Jamie Beck and “Doing It Over” by Catherine Bybee.
- Customers enjoyed binge-watching
romantic films and TV series on Prime Video last year. The Amazon
Original series “Catastrophe,” “Mozart in the
Jungle” and “Doctor Thorne,” as well as movies
like “Age of Adaline” and “Equals” were among the
most streamed romantic titles.
- Chicago, Houston, New York, San Diego
and Seattle stoked the fire of love all year long by streaming the
most love songs from Amazon Music.
- From Fleetwood Mac to the Rolling
Stones, customers shook it all night long by streaming Classic Rock
Love Songs more than any other romantic playlist.
- Amazon Alexa customers got sentimental
– some of the most requested love songs on Alexa included “Thinking
Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran, “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney
Houston and “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash.
- Customers upped their romance game and
ordered flowers and chocolate truffles via Alexa.
- Temperatures are rising in Florida as
four cities made the Top 20 list.
Whether looking to turn up the heat this Valentine’s Day or
simply celebrate friendship, customers can find the perfect gift at
amazon.com/valentinesday, browse the Amazon Books Editors’ curated
collection of love stories at amazon.com/best-romance, catch
select Amazon Video romance titles on sale starting today at
amazon.com/romanticmovies and enjoy the twin Amazon Music Original
playlists, Love Me (for the lovers) and Love Me Not (for the
haters), beginning February 3 on Prime Music and Amazon Music
Unlimited.
About Amazon.com
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rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews,
1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime Fulfillment
by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire
tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products
and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information,
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