Zappos
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Zappos.com is an American online shoe and clothing retailer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 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. 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.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Zappos.com
- Company.logo
- Zappos logo.png
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.image
- Zappos.com screenshot.jpg
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.industry
- Retail
- Company.founder
- Nick Swinmurn
- Company.hq_location_city
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Company.hq_location_country
- U.S.
- Company.key_people
- Scott Schaefer Kedar Deshpande Tony Hsieh Alfred Lin Fred MosslerSteve Hill Arun Rajan
- Company.products
- Shoes, handbags, eyewear, accessories, clothing
- Company.revenue
- US$2 billion
- Company.revenue_year
- 2015
- Company.num_employees
- 1,500+
- Company.parent
- Amazon
- Company.website
- zappos.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Zappos.com LLC
- Employees
- 2300
- Official website
- www.zappos.com
- Image
- Courtyard of Zappos new headquarters.jpg
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- inception
- 1999-01-01
- social media followers
- 13700
- Commons category
- Zappos
- official jobs URL
- zappos.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Zappos
- official blog URL
- www.zappos.com/beyondthebox
Sources (15)
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14 sectionsContents
- Company history
- Inception
- Growth
- Amazon subsidiary
- 2012 hacking incident
- New headquarters
- Tony Hsieh steps down as CEO
- Products
- Social media
- Corporate programs and sponsorships
- Recognition
- See also
- References
- External links
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