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- Amazon completes acquisition of Zappos
- Amazon has completed the acquisition of US online retailer Zappos for more than USD900m. The deal was first reported earlier this year. The Zappos management team will remain intact and continue to work as an independent division within Amazon. by Editorial
- Articles 2009-11-01
- How to Manage in a Recession
- During a downturn, the usual rules of the workplace change dramatically. Here's how to keep your team motivated and productive. Set the Tone Goal: Lower the anxiety level in the office by being candid about...
- Articles 2008-06-23
- Can DSW Catch Up To Zappos?
- There are women who buy shoes and then there are Women Who Buy Shoes. For the latter, the launch of DSW.com -- DSW Shoe Warehouse's online store -- comes as super news. Is it too late to blunt the impact of online shoe pusher Zappos.com? The bricks-and-mortar...
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Zappos Tells New Employees: Please Go Away
- Online retailer Zappos is getting attention and kudos for a unique take on how to hire employees who "get it." At Harvard Business Publishing, Bill Taylor reports that after a week of high-intensity training, Zappos call center employees get The Offer: “If you quit today, we will pay you...
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Zappos' Hsieh: Hire and Fire Based on Cultural Fit
- The Find: The CEO of successful online retailer Zappos goes out on a limb and suggests employees should be hired and fired based on how they fit in with the company culture alone. The Source: An interview conducted by Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur with Zappos CEO...
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
- Will Zappos Change Post Amazon? Q&A With Bill Cusick
- Two giants in online retailing are merging with the announcement that Amazon.com is buying shoe store Zappos.com in a cash and stock deal estimated at just under $928 million. A question on the minds of many loyal Zappos customers is: How will the store change? Management of both companies are...
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- Web 2.0 More Important Than Ever
- Web 2.0 More Important Than EverYes it is!Agreed! Not utilizing the tools of social networking only pushes you further from the circle. Simply look at the statistics on the increasing popularity of social networks the fun and the professional! All of them show the booming success of social networks.I am...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
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- Laurel Touby Twitters About Zappos
- If any company is responsible for making “Twitter†a household word in the corporate world, it would be Zappos. So it’s only appropriate that Laurel Touby, founder of MediaBistro.com, chose Twitter to report on Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s talk to the Association of National Advertisers' “Masters of Marketing†annual conference...
- Blog posts 2008-10-17
- Guess Who Lost Big on the Amazon / Zappos Deal?
- TechCrunch submits: The Zappos deal is widely viewed as a win-win-win. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh gets to stay in charge with deeper pockets to keep building the company for the long term. Amazon expands its ecommerce dominance by snapping up the one company online shoppers may love more...
- External links 2009-07-23
- Zappos.com Sells $50,000 "Cease and Desist" Service & T-Shirt
- Husbands Can Now Disable Their Wives' Zappos Account LAS VEGAS -- Zappos.com, a leader in online apparel and footwear sales, today announced the offering of a limited edition "Cease and Desist" service and t-shirt designed exclusively for Zappos.com and available at http://www.zappos.com/50k The rare collector's item comes with...
- Research articles 2009-01-05
- Chase, Zappos.com Make a Great Fit
- Chase and Zappos Partner to Offer Rewards to Shoe Fanatics Everywhere WILMINGTON, Del. -- Zappos.com, a leading online shoe and apparel retailer, and Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. [NYSE:JPM], have partnered to issue the Zappos Rewards Visa([R]). Approved cardmembers earn two points on all...
- Research articles 2007-03-20
- Amazon Goes Shopping, Zappos Is a Good Fit
- Tate Dwinnell submits: Amazon AMZN made a terrific move after the bell yesterday, making its largest purchase ever. It’s acquiring Zappos.com for about $890 million in stock (based on Wednesday’s closing price) plus another $40 million in restricted stock and cash. Zappos.com is the leading online shoe...
- External links 2009-07-23
- Zappos Tells New Employees: Please Go Away
- Zappos Tells New Employees: Please Go AwayCaution on treating testing as the answerWhile testing is a highly valid way of predicting performance on the job, there are two things of concern in this post. First, there is no such thing as a behavioural "trait". A trait is an enduring hereditary...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- Zappos.com Makes Payments Easier with Bill Me Later
- Convenience, Security and Flexible Financing Help Zappos.com Drive Incremental Sales TIMONIUM, Md. -- I4 Commerce today announced that Zappos.com has enhanced the online shopping experience for its customers with the Bill Me Later payment service. Bill Me Later provides Zappos.com customers with a safer and more convenient way to...
- Research articles 2007-04-24
- Zappos.com Offers Free Audio Download of Landmark Business Book 'Tribal Leadership'
- HENDERSON, Nev. -- Leading online retailer Zappos.com, widely heralded for a near-fanatical customer service approach rooted in a dynamic company culture, and the authors of the groundbreaking, Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization, have teamed up to make a free audio version of the popular 2008...
- Research articles 2008-10-28
- Amazon.com takes over Zappos.com
- TELECOMWORLDWIRE-23 July 2009-Amazon.com takes over Zappos.comC1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com US online retailer Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) said late yesterday it has agreed to acquire footwear retailer Zappos.com in a deal estimated at nearly USD807m (EUR567m). Amazon.com has offered to exchange 10 million of its shares for Zappos.com's outstanding...
- Research articles 2009-07-23
- USC Marshall Prof, Zappos.com to Offer Free Download of Major Business Book
- Professor Dave Logan of USC's Marshall School of Business has teamed with Zappos.com to make a free audio version of his groundbreaking 2008 business book "Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization" available exclusively at the online retailer. Since hitting bookstores last February, the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
- Amazon Buys Zappos for 10 Million Shares
- TechCrunch submits: By Sarah Lacy News has just broken that Amazon.com AMZN has purchased hot ecommerce up-and-comer Zappos for 10 million Amazon shares or $807 million. Zappos employees will get $40 million of that in cash and restricted stock. And Zappos management will remain in...
- External links 2009-07-22
- Amazon's Zappos Acquisition Makes Good Stategic Sense
- Kris Tuttle submits: The deal to acquire Zappos marks an important strategy shift for Amazon AMZN. Amazon has thrived on selling things that require little human touch beyond user-generated reviews. Products like music, movies, electronics and many hard goods sell this way. Customers essentially buy based on...
- External links 2009-07-23
- I Do Not Believe Zappos Was Forced to Sell to Amazon
- Bill Gurley submits: There are quite a few stories circulating in the blogosphere and Twittersphere discussing the recent acquisition of Zappos by Amazon AMZN. Some of these articles have a quite sinister and devious tone, imagining some remarkable behind-the-scenes drama that would make Spielberg pay attention. Here are two...
- External links 2009-07-27
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