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Amazon.com, inc. (Amazon.com) is an online retailer and a web service provider, which has emerged as a leader in the e-business world. Originally, the company began as a website that sold books at discount prices, now Amazon.com has evolved into a marketplace for the world. Jeff Bezos who is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com wanted a name for his company that began with "A" so that it would appear early in alphabetic order. He began looking through the dictionary and settled on "Amazon" because it was a place that was "exotic and different" and it was the river he considered the biggest in the world, as he hoped his company would be. Since 2000, Amazon's logotype is an arrow leading from A to Z, representing customer satisfaction as the narrow forms a smile. His goal was to have every product in the alphabet. The company is into providing products which includes apparels, auto and industrial items, beauty and health products, electronics, grocery, books, games, jewelry, kids and baby products, movies, music, sports goods, toys, tools and others. In other words, amazon.com sells everything in certain ways. The company also provides a number of services including home delivery and shipping, credit card and other financial services, website hosting and other web related services. It offers its merchandise through company-owned retail websites. The company, along with its subsidiaries, operates in North America and other international locations: Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and China. It may also launch websites in Netherlands, Sweden, and India. It also provides international shipping to certain countries for some of its products. Jeff Bezos opened the virtual doors of Amazon.com's online store in July 1995. The company was incorporated in 1994 in the state of Washington and reincorporated in 1996 in Delaware. The Company's principal corporate offices are
Amazon.com, inc. (Amazon.com) is an online retailer and a web service provider, which has emerged as a leader in the e-business world. Originally, the company began as a website that sold books at discount prices, now Amazon.com has evolved into a marketplace for the world. Jeff Bezos who is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com wanted a name for his company that began with "A" so that it would appear early in alphabetic order. He began looking through the dictionary and settled on "Amazon" because it was a place that was "exotic and different" and it was the river he considered the biggest in the world, as he hoped his company would be. Since 2000, Amazon's logotype is an arrow leading from A to Z, representing customer satisfaction as the narrow forms a smile. His goal was to have every product in the alphabet. The company is into providing products which includes apparels, auto and industrial items, beauty and health products, electronics, grocery, books, games, jewelry, kids and baby products, movies, music, sports goods, toys, tools and others. In other words, amazon.com sells everything in certain ways. The company also provides a number of services including home delivery and shipping, credit card and other financial services, website hosting and other web related services. It offers its merchandise through company-owned retail websites. The company, along with its subsidiaries, operates in North America and other international locations: Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and China. It may also launch websites in Netherlands, Sweden, and India. It also provides international shipping to certain countries for some of its products. Jeff Bezos opened the virtual doors of Amazon.com's online store in July 1995. The company was incorporated in 1994 in the state of Washington and reincorporated in 1996 in Delaware. The Company's principal corporate offices are