Amazon.com, Inc.
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Zappos to become part of Amazon in $847M deal
IAB SmartBrief | 123 days 6 hours 8 minutes ago
Zappos.com Inc. is being acquired by Amazon.com for $847 million in cash and stock. The deal, the biggest ever for the e-commerce giant, reflects its determination to become...
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Company Overview
| Company: | Amazon.com, Inc. |
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| Industry: | Music, Video, Book & Entertainment Retail |
| Website: | http://www.amazon.com |
What started as Earth's biggest bookstore has rapidly become Earth's biggest anything store. Expansion has propelled Amazon.com in innumerable directions. Its main Web site offers millions of books, music, and movies (which still account for most of its sales), not to mention auto parts, toys, electronics, home furnishings, apparel, health and beauty aids, prescription drugs, and groceries. Also, shoppers can download books, games, MP3s, and films to their computers or handheld devices, including Amazon's own portable reader, the Kindle. Amazon also offers services and products, such as self-publishing, online advertising, a Web store platform, and a co-branded credit card. Amazon acquired Zappos.com in 2009.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 19,166 (2008) |
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| One-year % Growth in Sales | 29.2 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 645 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 35.5 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 20,700 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 21.8 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |