million by the market’s close, plus Amazon allotted an additional $40 million in cash and stock for Zappos employees). In an unexpected–and quirky–video announcement, Amazon is acquiring the ...

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Amazon said Wednesday that it is acquiring Zappos in a deal worth $847 million. The CEOs of both companies portrayed the deal as an e-commerce learning adventure where both sides can learn from each ...

This story was written by Tameka Kee. Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) is acquiring online shoe retailer Zappos.com for $807 million in stock and $40 million in cash. The companies said Zappos will retain its ...

One of the world's biggest e-commerce companies will buy Southern Nevada's best-known Internet retailer, but executives say the deal won't change the corporate culture behind one of the city's best ...

The idea behind crowdsourcing has always been taking the combined efforts of a large group and directing them towards a single task. In a lot of venues, crowdsourcing can be used for charity by taking ...

Amazon confirmed this morning that it has finalized the purchase of Zappos.com, paying the popular online shoe and clothing retailer $1.2 billion. The acquisition was originally announced in late July ...

One can never have too many shoes. Amazon.com Inc. is putting that shopper’s mantra to the test. The Web retailer said Wednesday it has agreed to buy Zappos.com Inc., a privately held online shoe ...

SEATTLE -- Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to buy Zappos.com Inc., a privately held online shoe store, in a deal worth about $850 million.The deal calls for Amazon to pay for the shoe, ...

When Amazon paid $928 million for Zappos in July, it got a little something extra in the box: the Clothes.com domain. It turns out that Zappos bought the domain last year from Idealab for $4.9 million ...

Zappos.com Inc. has named Amazon executive Ginny McCormick as its first chief marketing officer in its 23-year history. Ms. McCormick joins the online shoe retailer from Amazon Hub, the division that ...

In a 2008 article appearing in the E-Commerce Times, Gartner’s vice president of research, Gene Alvarez, had this to say about online shoe retailer Zappos: “Zappos is the Amazon of the shoe business, ...