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Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
Zappos Tries a Printed Catalog
— A company that could be the model for Internet retailing success is peddling goods by paper as well as by pixels. — Zappos.com, the online seller of shoes and other merchandise that was recently acquired by Amazon, is mailing 750,000 copies of a printed catalog to consumers.
Dec 7, 2009, 8:45 AM - In context
Krystle Chow / Ottowa Business Journal:
Overlay.TV boots up clickable video for Zappos
— One of the world's biggest online shoe and apparel stores, Zappos.com, has chosen local technology firm Overlay.TV to provide clickable video descriptions of its products, Overlay.TV announced Tuesday. — The partnership will see Zappos.com rolling …
Nov 24, 2009, 2:55 PM - In context
Google-backed Pixazza opens up photo tagging service to help blogs earn revenue
— Pixazza, a Google Ventures-backed startup, is opening up its crowdsourced photo-tagging service, which can turn any Web site into an online store. — The Mountain View-based startup uses an army of taggers …
Nov 23, 2009, 9:35 PM - In context
Amazon.com expands use of free shipping with new denim store
— The ink is barely dry on Amazon.com's purchase of online shoe retailer Zappos, but already Amazon is taking a page from the Zappos playbook. Amazon just launched an online denim shop offering free shipping and free returns on various brands of jeans.
Nov 9, 2009, 3:30 PM - In context
Amazon Closes Zappos Deal, Ends Up Paying $1.2 Billion
— Amazon earlier this morning announced the official closing of the acquisition of Zappos, a deal which we broke the news about back in July. Turns out the valuation of the online footwear and clothing retailer went up from the reported $928 million …
Nov 2, 2009, 11:50 AM - In context
For Facebook And Zappos, Two Divergent Views Of Its Employees
— For fast-growing technology start-ups, there are many approaches to employee hiring and retention. — Two of the more successful Internet start-ups, Facebook Inc. and Zappos Inc., have very different methods …
Oct 30, 2009, 9:55 AM - In context
Sequoia branches too far
— A storied financier of startups expands — but its new businesses have yet to take root. — A year ago, when venture capital firm Sequoia Capital ordered its portfolio companies to slash costs in the face of a sick economy, even healthy businesses, such as LinkedIn and Zappos.com, complied.
Oct 23, 2009, 5:05 PM - In context
When Amazon Bought Zappos, Clothes.com Also Came In The Box
— When Amazon paid $928 million for Zappos in July, it got a little something extra in the box: the Clothes.com domain. It turns out that Zappos bought the domain last year from Idealab for $4.9 million (Bill Gross strikes again).
Aug 7, 2009, 3:05 PM - In context
Sarah Lacy / Business Week:
Amazon-Zappos: Not the Usual Silicon Valley M&A
— Amazon.com's takeover of its Internet retail competitor likely isn't just a cash-out for Zappos' founders such as Tony Hsieh — Cover a few mergers and acquisitions in techland and you'll quickly learn the difference between what companies say and what they mean.
Jul 31, 2009, 10:25 AM - In context
M&A Activity Heats Up In July To $9.6 Billion
— Whether it's a sign of economic recovery or just investment bankers getting ready to take off the month of August, there's been a lot acquisition activity lately. In the last week alone, IBM purchased SPSS for $1.2 billion …
Jul 30, 2009, 12:40 PM - In context
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