Zappos
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Zappos.com is an American online shoe and clothing retailer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1] The company was founded in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn and launched under the domain name Shoesite.com. In July 2009, Amazon acquired Zappos in an all-stock deal worth around $1.2 billion at the time.[2][3][4][5] Amazon purchased all of the outstanding shares and warrants from Zappos for 10 million shares of Amazon's common stock and provided $40 million in cash and restricted stock for Zappos employees.[6]
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | July 12, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-07-12) |
Founder | Nick Swinmurn |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Scott Schaefer (CEO) Kedar Deshpande (Ex CEO) Tony Hsieh (Ex CEO) Alfred Lin (Ex Chairman, COO & CFO) Fred Mossler Steve Hill (Ex VP of Merchandising) Coltin Hanson(Ex Best Friend) Arun Rajan (Ex COO & ex CTO) |
Products | Shoes, handbags, eyewear, accessories, clothing |
Revenue | US$2 billion (2015) |
Number of employees | 1,500+ |
Parent | Amazon |
Website | zappos.com |
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