The Journey of Amazon's Evolution
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Updated: 1 months ago
Timeline of Amazon
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Created byMahynour Albarbary
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Bezos left NY and went to SeattleAmazon's website was launched.Amazon moved out of Bezos basement into headquarters in SeattleAmazon Associates program launchAmazon went publicAmazon's stock had risen to $59 per share.Amazon launched Amazon.com Advantage & released Amazon.com Kids.Amazon began international expansionAmazon acquired IMDbAmazon issued $1.25 billion of bonds.Amazon entered categories including toys and electronics.Amazon entered categories including home improvement, tools, video games, and software.Amazon entered categories including patio furniture and kitchenware.Amazon launched zShops.Bezos was named Time's "Person of the Year"Amazon operated significant investments in its distribution and warehouse infrastructureAmazon acquired 18% stake of Living.comStock price FallAmazon launched Amazon MarketplaceJeff Bezos stepped down as CEO,
Andy Jassy became new CEO.Luna and Luxuary stores LaunchAmazon Go Grocery, opened & acquired ZooxAmazon acquired eero.
Amazon introduced Amazon Live.
Amazon shut down all 87 of its pop-up locations.
Amazon launched Belei
Amazon opened three more Go stores.
Project Connected Home (Apple & Google)Amazon Go. launched
Introduce Alexa to homes and carsAmazonFresh Pickup launched
Amazon introduced Prime Wardrobe
Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market
Prime members exceeded 100 million worldwideAmazon closed MyHabit.
AmazonFresh expanded to London.
Amazon revealed its first Prime Air aircraftAmazon Books
Amazon began offering loans
Prime NowAmazon Studios released Transparent, Golden Globe awards.
Amazon acquired Twitch.
Amazon opened its first in-mall pop-up store in Westfield San Francisco Center.
Alexa and Amazon Echo introduced.
Prime Music streaming service launched.
Amazon launched Prime Now.Amazon launched Prime Instant Video.
Amazon completed acquisition of Lovefilm.
Amazon launched the Kindle Fire.
Amazon launched the Amazon Appstore for Android.
Amazon launched MyHabit.Amazon launched Amazon Studios.
Amazon acquired Diapers.comAmazon laid off 1,300 employees
Company reorganized into four operating segmentsAndy Jassy began developing a business plan for AWS.
Sports and Outdoor, and Health and Personal Care categories launched.Amazon launched Amazon Prime for $79/year.Amazon opened the Grocery Store online.
Amazon acquired online fashion retailer Shopbop.
Amazon Web Services AWS launched with Simple Storage Service (S3).
AWS released Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).Amazon purchased Brilliance Audio.
Amazon launched digital-music store.
Amazon launched the Kindle.
Amazon announced beta testing of AmazonFresh in Seattle.Amazon invested in Lovefilm.Amazon launched an Apparel & Accessories StoreAmazon expanded operations into Japan.
Amazon expanded operations into France.
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