Amazon set to launch expanded operations in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc is expanding operations in Mexico and it will detail the scope of its new business on Tuesday, a marketing firm representing Amazon Mexico said on Friday. Amazon Mexico, which currently only sells electronic books in Mexico, will hold a media conference in Mexico on Tuesday, a statement from JeffreyGroup said. Representatives from Amazon in Seattle did not respond to a request for a comment. (Reporting by Tomas Sarmiento. Additional reporting by Mari Saito in San Francisco; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)