Zappos

Zappos.com
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
FoundedJuly 12, 1999 (1999-07-12)
FounderNick 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)
ProductsShoes, handbags, eyewear, accessories, clothing
RevenueUS$2 billion (2015)
Number of employees
1,500+
ParentAmazon
Websitezappos.com

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]

  1. ^ Max Chafkin (2006). "How I Did It: Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com". Inc.com. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "Amazon.com, Inc, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Jul 22, 2009" (PDF). secdatabase.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Wauters, Robin (November 2, 2009). "Amazon Closes Zappos Deal, Ends Up Paying $1.2 Billion". TechCrunch. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  4. ^ Hsieh, Tony (June 1, 2010). "Why I Sold Zappos". Inc. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Jacobs, Alexandra. Happy Feet: Inside the online shoe utopia The New Yorker. September 14, 2009.
  6. ^ Parr, Ben (July 22, 2009). "Here's Why Amazon Bought Zappos". Mashable. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

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