Zappos
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 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.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | July 12, 1999 |
| 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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