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Amazon (company)
American multinational technology company
This article is about the multinational technology company. For other companies, see Amazon (disambiguation) §&#;Businesses and organizations.
The Doppler building in Seattle, | |
Trade name | Amazon |
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| Formerly | Cadabra, Inc.
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| Company type | Public |
Traded as | |
| ISIN | US |
| Industry | |
| Founded | July&#;5, ; 30 years ago&#;(), in Bellevue, Washington, U.S. |
| Founder | Jeff Bezos |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington and Arlington, Virginia ,U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Products | |
| Services | |
| Revenue | US$&#;billion&#;() |
Operating income | US$&#;billion&#;() |
Net income | US$&#;billion&#;() |
| Total assets | US$&#;billion&#;() |
| Total equity | US$&#;billion&#;() |
| Owner | Jeff Bezos (%) |
Number of employees | ≈&#;1,,&#;() |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | |
| Footnotes&#;/ references [1][2][3][4] | |
, Inc.,[1]doing business asAmazon (, AM-ə-zon; , AM-ə-zən), is an American multinationaltechnology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.[5] Founded in by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington,[6] the company originally started as an online marketplace for books but gradually expanded its offerings to include a wide range of product categories, referred to as "The Everything Store".[7] Today, Amazon is considered one of the Big Five American technology companies, the other four being Alphabet,[a]Apple, Meta,[b] and Microsoft.
The company has multiple subsidiaries, including Amazon Web Services, providing cloud computing; Zoox, a self-driving car division; Kuiper Systems, a satellite Internet provider; and Amazon Lab, a computer hardware R&D provider. Other subsidiaries include Ring, Twitch, IMDb, and Whole Foods Market.
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Its acquisition of Whole Foods in August for US$&#;billion substantially increased its market share and presence as a physical retailer.[8] Amazon also distributes a variety of downloadable and streaming content through its Amazon Prime Video, MGM+, Amazon Music, Twitch, Audible and Wondery[9] units.
It publishes books through its publishing arm, Amazon Publishing, film and television content through Amazon MGM Studios, including the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio, which was acquired in March , and owns Brilliance Audio and Audible, which produce and distribute audiobooks, respectively. Amazon also produces consumer electronics—most notably, Kindle e-readers, Echo devices, Fire tablets, and Fire TVs.
Amazon has a reputation as a disruptor of industries through technological innovation and aggressive reinvestment of profits into capital expenditures.[10][11][12][13] As of [update], it is the world's largest online retailer and marketplace, smart speaker provider, cloud computing service through AWS,[14]live-streaming service through Twitch, and Internet company as measured by revenue and market share.[15] In , it surpassed Walmart as the world's largest retailer outside of China, driven in large part by its paid subscription plan, Amazon Prime, which has close to &#;million subscribers worldwide.[16][17] It is the second-largest private employer in the United States[18] and the second-largest company in the World and in the U.S.
by revenue as of [19] As of October , Amazon is the 12th-most visited website in the world and 84% of its traffic comes from the United States.[20][21] Amazon is also the global leader in research and development spending, with R&D expenditure of US$73 billion in [22]Amazon has been criticized on various grounds, including but not limited to customer data collection practices, a toxic work culture, censorship, tax avoidance, and anti-competitive practices.
History
Main article: History of Amazon
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Amazon was founded on July 5, , by Jeff Bezos after he relocated from New York City to Bellevue, Washington, near Seattle, to operate an online bookstore. Bezos chose the Seattle area for its abundance of technical talent from Microsoft and the University of Washington, as well as its smaller population for sales tax purposes and the proximity to a major book distribution warehouse in Roseburg, Oregon.
Bezos also considered several other options, including Portland, Oregon, and Boulder, Colorado.[23] The company, originally named Cadabra, was founded in the converted garage of Bezos's house for symbolic reasons and was renamed to Amazon in November [24] The Amazon website launched for public sales on July 16, , and initially sourced its books directly from wholesalers and publishers.[23][25]
Amazon went public in May It began selling music and videos in , and began international operations by acquiring online sellers of books in the United Kingdom and Germany.
Theodore roosevelt biography amazon Jeff Bezos (born January 12, , Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.) is an American entrepreneur who played a key role in the growth of e-commerce as the founder and chief executive officer of , Inc., an online merchant of books and later of a wide variety of products.In the subsequent year, it initiated the sale of a diverse range of products, including music, video games, consumer electronics, home improvement items, software, games, and toys.[26][27]
In , it launched Amazon Web Services (AWS), which initially focused on providing APIs for web developers to build web applications on top of Amazon's ecommerce platform.[28][29] In , AWS was expanded to provide website popularity statistics and web crawler data from the Alexa Web Information Service.[30] AWS later shifted toward providing enterprise services with Simple Storage Service (S3) in ,[31] and Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) in ,[32] allowing companies to rent data storage and computing power from Amazon.
In , Amazon also launched the Fulfillment by Amazon program, which allowed individuals and small companies (called "third-party sellers") to sell products through Amazon's warehouses and fulfillment infrastructure.[33]
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Amazon purchased the Whole Foods Market supermarket chain in [34] It is the leading e-retailer in the United States with approximately US$ billion net sales in It has over million active customer accounts globally.[35]
Amazon saw large growth during the COVID pandemic, hiring more than , staff in the United States and Canada.[36] Some Amazon workers in the US, France, and Italy protested the company's decision to "run normal shifts" due to COVID's ease of spread in warehouses.[37][38] In Spain, the company faced legal complaints over its policies,[39] while a group of US Senators wrote an open letter to Bezos expressing concerns about workplace safety.[40]
On February 2, , Bezos announced that he would step down as CEO to become executive chair of Amazon's board.
The transition officially took place on July 5, , with former CEO of AWS Andy Jassy replacing him as CEO.[41][42] In January , Amazon cut over 18, jobs, primarily in consumer retail and its human resources division in an attempt to cut costs.[43]
On November 8, , a plan was adopted for Jeff Bezos to sell approximately 50 million shares of the company over the next year (the deadline for the entire sales plan is January 31, ).
The first step was the sale of 12 million shares for about $2 billion.[44]
On February 26, , Amazon became a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.[45]
On December 19, , Amazon workers, led by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters labor union, went on strike against Amazon in at least four US states, with workers in other facilities in the United States being welcomed to join the strike as well.[46][47]
Products and services
Main article: List of Amazon products and services
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Type of site | E-commerce |
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| Owner | Amazon |
| URL | (original US site) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | ; 30&#;years ago&#;() |
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is an e-commerce platform that sells many product lines, including media (books, movies, music, and software), apparel, baby products, consumer electronics, beauty products, gourmet food, groceries, health and personal care products, industrial & scientific supplies, kitchen items, jewelry, watches, lawn and garden items, musical instruments, sporting goods, tools, automotive items, toys and games, and farm supplies[49] and consulting services.[50] Amazon websites are country-specific (for example, for the US and for UK) though some offer international shipping.[51]
Visits to grew from &#;million annual visitors in ,[52] to more than 2 billion per month in [citation needed] The e-commerce platform is the 12th most visited website in the world.[21]
In February , Amazon announced its first chatbot was first “Rufus” in the US and in July, it was widely available to all customers in the US.[53]
“Rufus” is now available in the US, India and the UK which helps the shoppers get product recommendations, get shopping list advice, compare products and see what other customers have responded to their specific questions.[54]
Results generated by Amazon's search engine are partly determined by promotional fees.[55] The company's localized storefronts, which differ in selection and prices, are differentiated by top-level domain and country code:
| Country | share |
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| United States | % |
| Germany | % |
| United Kingdom | % |
| Japan | % |
| Other | % |
| Region | Country | Domain name | Since | Languages | Notes |
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| Africa | Egypt | September | Arabic, English | Formerly known as Egypt | |
| South Africa | May | English | |||
| Americas | Brazil | December | Portuguese | ||
| Canada | June | English, French | |||
| Mexico | August | Spanish | |||
| United States | July | English, Spanish, Arabic, German, Hebrew, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) | International customers without a localized Amazon website may purchase eBooks from the Kindle Store on Amazon US.[57] | ||
| Asia | China | September | Chinese (Simplified) | Formerly known as CHN | |
| India | June | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi | |||
| Japan | November | Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified) | |||
| Saudi Arabia | June | Arabic, English | Formerly known as KSA | ||
| Singapore | July | English | |||
| Turkey | September | Turkish | |||
| United Arab Emirates | May | Arabic, English | Formerly known as UAE | ||
| Europe | Belgium | October | Dutch, French, English | ||
| France | August | French, English | |||
| Germany | October | German, English, Czech, Dutch, Polish, Turkish | Also serves Austria,[58] Denmark[59] and Switzerland[60] | ||
| Italy | November | Italian, English | |||
| Netherlands | November | Dutch, English | Initially only books & e-books, full shop opened March [61] | ||
| Poland | March | Polish | |||
| Spain | September | Spanish, Portuguese, English | Also serves Portugal[62] | ||
| Sweden | October | Swedish, English | |||
| United Kingdom | October | English | Also serves Ireland[63] | ||
| Oceania | Australia | November | English | Also serves New Zealand[64] | |
| Confirmed launch | |||||
| Europe | Ireland | [65] | English | Currently served by | |
Merchant partnerships
In , US toy retailer Toys "R" Us entered into a year agreement with Amazon, valued at $50&#;million per year plus a cut of sales, under which Toys "R" Us would be the exclusive supplier of toys and baby products on the service, and the chain's website would redirect to Amazon's Toys & Games category.
In , Toys "R" Us sued Amazon, claiming that because of a perceived lack of variety in Toys "R" Us stock, Amazon had knowingly allowed third-party sellers to offer items on the service in categories that Toys "R" Us had been granted exclusivity. In , a court ruled in favor of Toys "R" Us, giving it the right to unwind its agreement with Amazon and establish its independent e-commerce website.
The company was later awarded $51 million in damages.[66][67][68]
In , Amazon entered into a similar agreement with Borders, under which Amazon would comanage as a co-branded service.[69] Borders pulled out of the arrangement in , with plans to also launch its own online store.[70]
On October 18, , announced a partnership with DC Comics for the exclusive digital rights to many popular comics, including Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Sandman, and Watchmen.
The partnership has caused well-known bookstores like Barnes & Noble to remove these titles from their shelves.[71]
In November , Amazon announced a partnership with the United States Postal Service to begin delivering orders on Sundays. The service, included in Amazon's standard shipping rates, initiated in metropolitan areas of Greater Los Angeles and New York because of the high-volume and inability to deliver in a timely way, with plans to expand into Dallas, Houston, New Orleans and Phoenix by [72]
In June , Nike agreed to sell products through Amazon in exchange for better policing of counterfeit goods.[73][74] This proved unsuccessful and Nike withdrew from the partnership in November [74][75] Companies including IKEA and Birkenstock also stopped selling through Amazon around the same time, citing similar frustrations over business practices and counterfeit goods.[76]
In September , Amazon ventured with one of its sellers JV Appario Retail owned by Patni Group which has recorded a total income of US$&#;million (₹ crore) in financial year –[77]
As of October&#;11, [update], Amazon Fresh sold a range of Booths branded products for home delivery in selected areas.[78]
In November , Amazon reached an agreement with Apple Inc.
to sell selected products through the service, via the company and selected Apple Authorized Resellers. As a result of this partnership, only Apple Authorized Resellers may sell Apple products on Amazon effective January 4, [79][80]
On November 7, , Amazon is reportedly discussing a second multi-billion dollar investment in AI startup Anthropic, following its initial $4 billion investment.[81]
Private-label products
Main article: List of Amazon brands
Amazon sells many products under its own brand names, including phone chargers, batteries, and diaper wipes.
The AmazonBasics brand was introduced in , and now features hundreds of product lines, including smartphone cases, computer mice, batteries, dumbbells, and dog crates. Amazon owned 34 private-label brands as of These brands account for % of Amazon's global sales, whereas the average for other large retailers is 18%.[82] Other Amazon retail brands include Presto!, Mama Bear, and Amazon Essentials.[83]
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Third-party sellers
Amazon derives many of its sales (around 40% in ) from third-party sellers who sell products on Amazon.[84] Some other large e-commerce sellers use Amazon to sell their products in addition to selling them through their websites.
The sales are processed through and end up at individual sellers for processing and order fulfillment and Amazon leases space for these retailers. Small sellers of used and new goods go to Amazon Marketplace to offer goods at a fixed price.[85]
Affiliate program
Publishers can sign up as affiliates and receive a commission for referring customers to Amazon by placing links to Amazon on their websites if the referral results in a sale.
Worldwide, Amazon has "over , members" in its affiliate programs.[86] In the middle of , the Amazon Affiliate Program is used by % of all websites and it is the second most popular advertising network after Google Ads.[87] It is frequently used by websites and non-profits to provide a way for supporters to earn them a commission.[88]
Associates can access the Amazon catalog directly on their websites by using the Amazon Web Services (AWS) XML service.
A new affiliate product, aStore, allows Associates to embed a subset of Amazon products within another website, or linked to another website. In June , Amazon Seller Product Suggestions was launched to provide more transparency to sellers by recommending specific products to third-party sellers to sell on Amazon. Products suggested are based on customers' browsing history.[89]
Product reviews
See also: Criticism of Amazon §&#;Amazon reviews
Amazon allows users to submit reviews to the web page of each product.
Reviewers must rate the product on a rating scale from one to five stars. Amazon provides a badging option for reviewers which indicates the real name of the reviewer (based on confirmation of a credit card account) or which indicates that the reviewer is one of the top reviewers by popularity. As of December 16, , Amazon removed the ability of sellers and customers to comment on product reviews and purged their websites of all posted product review comments.
In an email to sellers, Amazon gave its rationale for removing this feature: "the comments feature on customer reviews was rarely used." The remaining review response options are to indicate whether the reader finds the review helpful or to report that it violates Amazon policies (abuse). If a review is given enough "helpful" hits, it appears on the front page of the product.
In , Amazon was reported as being the largest single source of Internet consumer reviews.[90]
When publishers asked Bezos why Amazon would publish negative reviews, he defended the practice by claiming that was "taking a different approachwe want to make every book available—the good, the bad and the uglyto let truth loose".[91]
There have been cases of positive reviews being written and posted by public relations companies on behalf of their clients[92] and instances of writers using pseudonyms to leave negative reviews of their rivals' works.
Amazon sales rank
The Amazon sales rank (ASR) indicates the popularity of a product sold on any Amazon locale. It is a relative indicator of popularity that is updated hourly. Effectively, it is a "best sellers list" for the millions of products stocked by Amazon.[93] While the ASR has no direct effect on the sales of a product, it is used by Amazon to determine which products to include in its bestsellers lists.[93] Products that appear in these lists enjoy additional exposure on the Amazon website and this may lead to an increase in sales.
In particular, products that experience large jumps (up or down) in their sales ranks may be included within Amazon's lists of "movers and shakers"; such a listing provides additional exposure that might lead to an increase in sales.[94] For competitive reasons, Amazon does not release actual sales figures to the public.
Biography amazon Discover the best Biographies & Memoirs in Best Sellers. Find the top most popular items in Amazon Kindle Store Best Sellers.However, Amazon has now begun to release point of sale data via the BookScan service to verified authors.[95] While the ASR has been the source of much speculation by publishers, manufacturers, and marketers, Amazon itself does not release the details of its sales rank calculation algorithm. Some companies have analyzed Amazon sales data to generate sales estimates based on the ASR,[96] though Amazon states:
Please keep in mind that our sales rank figures are simply meant to be a guide of general interest for the customer and not definitive sales information for publishers—we assume you have this information regularly from your distribution sources
—&#; Help[97]
Physical stores
In November , Amazon opened a physical Amazon Books store in University Village in Seattle.
The store was 5, square feet and prices for all products matched those on its website.[98] Amazon opened its tenth physical bookstore in ;[99] media speculation at the time suggested that Amazon planned to eventually roll out to bookstores around the country.[98] All of its locations were closed in along with other retail locations under the "Amazon 4-Star" brand.[]
In July , the company announced that it was opening a 1,,&#;ft (,&#;m) square foot facility in Palmer Township in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.
As of , Amazon is Lehigh Valley region's third-largest employer.[][]
In August , Amazon applied to have a liquor store in San Francisco, as a means to ship beer and alcohol within the city.[]
In , Amazon Fresh opened several physical stores in the US and the United Kingdom.[]
Hardware and services
Amazon has a number of products and services available, including its digital assistant Alexa, Amazon Music, and Prime Video for music and videos respectively, the Amazon Appstore for Android apps, the Kindle line of electronic paper e-readers, Fire and Fire HD color LCD tablets.
Audible provides audiobooks for purchase and listening.
In September , Amazon announced the launch of Astro, its first household robot, powered by its Alexa smart home technology.
This can be remote-controlled when not at home, to check on pets, people, or home security. It will send owners a notification if it detects something unusual.[]
In January , Amazon announced the launch of RXPass, a prescription drug delivery service. It allows U.S. Amazon Prime members to pay a $5 monthly fee for access to 60 medications.
The service was launched immediately after the announcement except in states with specific prescription delivery requirements. Beneficiaries of government healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid will not be able to sign up for RXPass.[]
Subsidiaries
See also: List of mergers and acquisitions by Amazon
Amazon owns over subsidiaries, including Amazon Web Services, Audible, , Goodreads, IMDb, Kiva Systems (now Amazon Robotics), One Medical, Shopbop, Teachstreet, Twitch, Zappos, and Zoox.[]
Bezos separately owns The Washington Post (through Nash Holdings, LLC), Blue Origin, Bezos Expeditions, Altos Labs, and other companies.
Amazon Live
Amazon Live is an American video e-commerce live-streaming service created by Amazon Inc. to compete with live-streaming services. The service allows users to stream live videos promoting or sponsoring products.[] Users (mainly celebrities or Internet influencers) have the option to livestream on Amazon and add tags to additionally add context to the products they're selling or promoting.
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In Amazon launched an integrated platform into the Amazon website and application. In roughly a billion total viewers watch Amazon Live across the United States and India. The platform has also been integrated into Amazon Freevee and Amazon Prime Video.[]
Amazon Web Services
Main article: Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demandcloud computingplatforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.
These cloud computing web services provide distributed computing processing capacity and software tools via AWS server farms. As of Q4, AWS has 33% market share for cloud infrastructure while the next two competitors Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud have 21%, and 10% respectively, according to Synergy Group.[]
Audible
Main article: Audible (service)
Audible is a seller and producer of spoken audio entertainment, information, and educational programming on the Internet.
Audible sells digital audiobooks, radio and television programs, and audio versions of magazines and newspapers. Through its production arm, Audible Studios, Audible has also become the world's largest producer of downloadable audiobooks. On January 31, , Amazon announced it would buy Audible for about $&#;million. The deal closed in March and Audible became a subsidiary of Amazon.[]
Goodreads
Main article: Goodreads
Goodreads is a "social cataloging" website founded in December and launched in January by Otis Chandler, a software engineer, and entrepreneur, and Elizabeth Khuri.
The website allows individuals to freely search Goodreads' extensive user-populated database of books, annotations, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading lists. They can also create their groups of book suggestions and discussions. In December , the site had over , members, and over a million books had been added.
Amazon bought the company in March []
Ring
Main article: Ring (company)
Ring is a home automation company founded by Jamie Siminoff in It is primarily known for its Wi-Fi powered smart doorbells, but manufactures other devices such as security cameras. Amazon bought Ring for US$1&#;billion in []
Twitch
Main article: Twitch (service)
Twitch is a live streaming platform for video, primarily oriented towards video gaming content.
Twitch was acquired by Amazon in August for $&#;million.[] The site's rapid growth had been boosted primarily by the prominence of major esports competitions on the service, leading GameSpot senior esports editor Rod Breslau to have described the service as "the ESPN of esports".[] As of [update], the service had over &#;million broadcasters and &#;million monthly viewers.[]
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market is an American supermarketchain exclusively featuring foods without artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, sweeteners, and hydrogenated fats.[] Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $ billion in August [][][8]
Other
Other Amazon subsidiaries include:
- , a company focused on researching and building innovative technology; it has been a subsidiary since []
- Amazon Academy, formerly JEE Ready, is an online learning platform for engineering students to prepare for competitive exams like the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), launched by Amazon India on 13 January
- Amazon Maritime, Inc.
holds a Federal Maritime Commission license to operate as a non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC), which enables the company to manage its shipments from China into the United States.[]
- Amazon Pharmacy is an online delivery service dedicated to prescription drugs, launched in November The service provides discounts up to 80% for generic drugs and up to 40% for branded drugs for Prime subscribe users.
The products can be purchased on the company's website or at over 50, bricks-and-mortar pharmacies in the United States.[]
- Annapurna Labs, an Israel-based microelectronics company reputedly for US$–M acquired by Amazon Web Services in January .[][][]
- Beijing Century Joyo Courier Services, which applied for a freight forwarding license with the US Maritime Commission.
Amazon is also building out its logistics in trucking and air freight to potentially compete with UPS and FedEx.[][]
- Brilliance Audio, an audiobook publisher founded in by Michael Snodgrass in Grand Haven, Michigan.[] The company produced its first eight audio titles in [] The company was purchased by Amazon in for an undisclosed amount.[][] At the time of the acquisition, Brilliance was producing 12–15 new titles a month.[] It operates as an independent company within Amazon.
In , Brilliance Audio invented a technique for recording twice as much on the same cassette.[] The technique involved recording on each of the two channels of each stereo track.[] It has been credited with revolutionizing the burgeoning audiobook market in the mids since it made unabridged books affordable.[]
- ComiXology, a cloud-based digital comics platform with over &#;million comic downloads as of September&#;[update].
It offers a selection of more than 40, comic books and graphic novels across Android, iOS, Fire OS and Windows 8 devices and over a web browser. Amazon bought the company in April []
- CreateSpace, which offers self-publishing services for independent content creators, publishers, film studios, and music labels, became a subsidiary in [][]
- Eero, an electronics company specializing in mesh-networking Wifi devices founded as a startup in by Nick Weaver, Amos Schallich, and Nate Hardison to simplify and innovate the smart home.[] Eero was acquired by Amazon in for US$97&#;million.[] Eero has continued to operate under its banner and advertises its commitment to privacy despite early concerns from the company's acquisition.[]
- Health Navigator is a startup developing APIs for online health services acquired in October The startup will form part of Amazon Care, which is the company's employee healthcare service.
This follows the purchase of PillPack for under $1&#;billion, which has also been included into Amazon Care.[]
- Junglee, a former online shopping service provided by Amazon that enabled customers to search for products from online and offline retailers in India. Junglee started as a virtual database that was used to extract information from the Internet and deliver it to enterprise applications.
As it progressed, Junglee started to use its database technology to create a single window marketplace on the Internet by making every item from every supplier available for purchase. Web shoppers could locate, compare and transact millions of products from across the Internet shopping mall through one window.[] Amazon acquired Junglee in , and the website was launched in India in February [] as a comparison-shopping website.
It curated and enabled searching for a diverse variety of products such as clothing, electronics, toys, jewelry, and video games, among others, across thousands of online and offline sellers.
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- Kuiper Systems, a subsidiary of Amazon, set up to deploy a broadbandsatellite internet constellation with an announced 3, Low Earth orbitsatellites to provide satellite based Internet connectivity.[][][]
- Lab, developers of integrated consumer electronics such as the Kindle, became a subsidiary in []
- Shelfari, a former social cataloging website for books.
Shelfari users built virtual bookshelves of the titles which they owned or had read and they could rate, review, tag and discuss their books. Users could also create groups that other members could join, create discussions and talk about books, or other topics. Recommendations could be sent to friends on the site for what books to read. Amazon bought the company in August [] Shelfari continued to function as an independent book social network within the Amazon until January , when Amazon announced that it would be merging Shelfari with Goodreads and closing down Shelfari.[][]
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The company launched in in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and served multiple areas across the Middle East.[] On March 28, , Amazon acquired for $&#;million.[] The company was re-branded as Amazon and its infrastructure was used to expand Amazon's online platform in the Middle East.[]
Millions of products are browsable, the client selects a price, and then they are directed to a seller. In November , Amazon closed down and the former domain currently redirects to Amazon India.[]
Amazon also has investments in renewable energy, including plans to fund four small nuclear reactors at the Xe reactor site in Eastern Washington, and plans to expand its position into the Canadian market through an investment in a new plant in Alberta.[]
Operations
See also: List of Amazon locations
Logistics
Amazon uses many different transportation services to deliver packages.
Amazon-branded services include:
- Amazon Air, a cargo airline for bulk transport, with last-mile delivery handled either by Amazon Flex, Amazon Logistics, or the U.S. Postal Service.
- Amazon Flex, a smartphone app that enables individuals to act as independent contractors, delivering packages to customers from personal vehicles without uniforms.
Deliveries include one or two hours Prime Now, same or next day Amazon Fresh groceries, and standard orders, in addition to orders from local stores that contract with Amazon.[]
- Amazon Logistics, in which Amazon contracts with small businesses (which it calls "Delivery Service Partners") to perform deliveries to customers. Each business has a fleet of approximately 20–40 Amazon-branded vans, and employees of the contractors wear Amazon uniforms.
As of December , it operates in the United States, Canada, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom.[]
- Amazon Prime Air is an experimental drone delivery service that delivers packages via drones to Amazon Prime subscribers in select cities.
Amazon directly employs people to work at its warehouses, bulk distribution centers, staffed "Amazon Hub Locker+" locations, and delivery stations where drivers pick up packages.
As of December , it is not hiring delivery drivers as employees.[]
Rakuten Intelligence estimated that in in the United States, the proportion of last-mile deliveries was 56% by Amazon's directly contracted services (mostly in urban areas), 30% by the United States Postal Service (mostly in rural areas), and 14% by UPS.[] In April , Amazon reported to investors it had increased its in-house delivery capacity by 50% in the last 12 months (which included the first year of the COVID pandemic in the United States).