
Amazon Inc. Janielle Bryan CIS 1055 Lab Section 6 September 21, 2011 Janielle Bryan Section 6
Brief History of Amazon. com • Founded in 1994 by Jeffrey Bezos the company’s world headquarters is in Seattle, Washington. • The world's largest online retailer and one of the nation's biggest book sellers • The website itself was launched in 1995 and is available in English, Chinese, French, German and Japanese. • According to survey.com the site gets 615 million visitors annually. • Amazon originally started off as an online bookstore but has since expanded to many other venues. Janielle Bryan Section 6
The Other Guys • AutoNation, Inc. (Auto parts) • Best Buy Co., Inc. (Electronics) • Books-A-Million, Inc. (Books) Overall Business • Barnes & Noble, Inc. • eBay Inc. • Wal-Mart. Inc. Janielle Bryan Section 6
Site At A Glance Janielle Bryan Section 6
What’s going on in the world of Amazon • Could it be a possible showdown between Apple and Amazon.com? • Amazon takes over the book world one electric page at a time • Netflix Vs. Amazon Janielle Bryan Section 6
Amazon Executives Janielle Bryan Section 6
Stock in the last two years Janielle Bryan Section 6
Products that are available • Clothing • Gourmet food • Beauty and Baby products • Sporting goods • CD’s, DVD’s, and Mp3’s • Home appliances and electronics • Online books, textbooks, and regular books Janielle Bryan Section 6
So in conclusion… Thank you for watching • If you would like more information please visit • Amazon.com • Forbes.com • Bloomberg.com Janielle Bryan Section 6