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Group 4 Rian Bolin, Sherry Raynor , Colton Spain, Harold Zablocki

Group 4 Rian Bolin, Sherry Raynor , Colton Spain, Harold Zablocki. The Brains Behind Amazon: Jeff Bezos. “Amazon.com strives to be the e-commerce destination where consumers can find and discover anything they want to buy online.” Jeff Bezos. Humble Beginnings.

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Group 4 Rian Bolin, Sherry Raynor , Colton Spain, Harold Zablocki

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  1. Group 4 Rian Bolin, Sherry Raynor, Colton Spain, Harold Zablocki

  2. The Brains Behind Amazon: Jeff Bezos “Amazon.com strives to be the e-commerce destination where consumers can find and discover anything they want to buy online.” Jeff Bezos

  3. Humble Beginnings • Amazon was incorporated in 1994, in the state of Washington. • In July 1995, sold its first book on Amazon.com • Amazon issued its initial public offering of stock on May 15, 1997, at a price of US$18.00 per share

  4. Today’s Money • Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) • NasdaqGS • Prev Close: 185.48 • 1y Target Est: 216.77 • 52wk Range: 160.59 - 246.71 • Market Cap: 84.41B

  5. What’s In a Name

  6. The Mission The Company serves consumers through its retail Websites, and focus on selection, price, and convenience. It also provides easy-to-use functionality, fulfillment and customer service.

  7. Who Compares?

  8. 1998: Bookpages.co.uk, a UK online book retailer, which became Amazon UK on October 15, 1998. 1999: Internet Movie Database (IMDb).;PlanetAll, a reminder service based in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Junglee.com, an XML-based data mining startup based in Sunnyvale;Alexa Internet, Accept.com, and Exchange.com 2003: Online music retailer CD Now. 2004: Joyo.com, a Chinese e-commerce website. 2005: BookSurge, a print on demand company, and Mobipocket.com, an eBooksoftware company.CreateSpace.com (formerly CustomFlix), a distributor of on-demand DVDs, CreateSpace has since expanded to include on-demand books, CDs, and video. 2006: Shopbop a retailer of designer clothing and accessories for women, based in Madison, Wisconsin. 2007: dpreview.com, a digital photography review website based in London; Brilliance Audio, the largest independent publisher of audiobooks in the United States. 2008: Audible.com; Fabric.com;Box Office Mojo;AbeBooks; Shelfari; (including a 40% stake in LibraryThing and whole ownership of BookFinder.com, Gojaba.com, and FillZ); Reflexive Entertainment,a casual video game development company. 2009: Zappos an online shoe and apparel retailer Lexcycle 2010: Touchco., WootQuidsi,BuyVIP, Amie Street. 2011: Lovefilm,The Book Depository, Pushbutton

  9. The Kindle Family

  10. Helping the Planet

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