First Trade Date for Amazon.com, Inc.
| Company Name | First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 1997-05-15 |
| Company Name | Symbol |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN |
| History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation) | |
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Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is the world's leading online retailer. The company lists millions of unique items in categories such as books, music, DVDs, videos, consumer electronics, toys, camera and photo items, software, computer and video games, tools and hardware, lawn and patio items, kitchen products, and wireless products. Through its Amazon Marketplace, Auctions and zShops services, any business or individual can sell virtually anything to its approximately 30 million cumulative customers, and with Amazon.com Payments, sellers can accept credit card transactions. In addition to AMZN's U.S.-based Web site, www.amazon.com, the company operates four internationally focused Web sites: www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr and www.amazon.co.jp. It also operates the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), a comprehensive and authoritative source of information on movies and entertainment titles, and cast and crew members. AMZN is principally organized into three operating segments. The U.S. Books, Music and DVD/video segment consists of its U.S. online stores for books, music and DVDs/videos, as well as commissions earned on the sales of these products through Amazon Marketplace, Auctions and zShops. The Early-Stage Businesses and Other segment consists of the company's U.S. online stores for all other products, as well as commissions earned on sales of these products through Amazon Marketplace, Auctions and zShops, and all other activities that generate service revenue rather than retail revenue, such as strategic partnerships which often involve co- branded Web sites. The company intends to continue optimizing its Internet platform to expand the range of products and services offered to our customers and partners. This platform consists of strong global brand recognition, a large and growing customer base, innovative technology, extensive and sophisticated fulfillment capabilities (consisting of fulfillment and customer service) and significant e-commerce expertise. The U.S. Books, Music and DVD/video segment had net sales of $1.7 billion in 2000. During 2000, AMZN continued to enhance its book, music, DVD and video stores by expanding selection, making it easier to find items, and generally improving the customer experience. INCORPORATED in Delaware May 28, 1996 to merge on June 18, 1996 a Washington company of the same name originally incorporated July 5, 1994. OFFICE- 1200 12th Avenue South, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98144-2734 (Tel.: 206-266-1000). WEBSITE-http://www.amazon.com. | |
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