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27th December, 2001
Customers Around the World Order Over 37.9 Million Items During the Holiday Season From Amazon.com
Customers Around the World Order Over 37.9 Million Items During the Holiday Season From Amazon.comSEATTLE, Dec 27, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Global online retailer Amazon.com
(Nasdaq:AMZN) today announced that its holiday Delight-O-Meter tallied over 37.9
million items ordered as of midnight PST December 21, 2001.
The Delight-O-Meter counted items ordered from all five Amazon sites:
Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de and Amazon.co.jp, from November 9
through December 21 ...
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6th December, 2001
Amazon Launches Alternative Web Site Designed for the Visually Impaired
Amazon Launches Alternative Web Site Designed for the Visually ImpairedUses the Amazon Anywhere Technology Platform to Make Online Shopping Easier for Customers Using Screen Access Software SEATTLE, Dec 6, 2001 (BW HealthWire) -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today
launched Amazon Access, an alternative version of its Web site designed to make
online shopping easier for customers using screen access software.
Found at http://www.amazon.com/access, the site is a streamlined version of
Amazon.com's standard Internet destination with less text and graphics,
providing access to Amazon.com's full line of products and personalization
features.
The text and user functions are fully compatible with screen access software,
which reads aloud the text and links displayed for the user ...
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4th December, 2001
Amazon.com Announces Hottest Books, Music, Videos and DVDs of the Year as Determined by Customer Sales and Editor Picks
Amazon.com Announces Hottest Books, Music, Videos and DVDs of the Year as Determined by Customer Sales and Editor Picks
SEATTLE--Dec. 4, 2001--
WHAT: As 2001 winds to a close, Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN), the No.
1 online retailer, today announced the hottest books, CDs, videos
and DVDs of the year as determined by customer sales and editor
picks ...
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29th November, 2001
Amazon.com, in Cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense, Helps People Thank a Member of the Armed Forces
Amazon.com, in Cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense, Helps People Thank a Member of the Armed ForcesSEATTLE, Nov 29, 2001 -- Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN), in
cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), today announced a joint
effort to help individuals easily salute our troops and give a holiday gift to
an active service member.
Amazon.com has worked with the DoD to create an online destination
(www.amazon.com/saluteourtroops) within Amazon.com's Web site where customers
can purchase a gift certificate to be delivered to a man or woman of the Army,
Navy, Air Force or Marines.
Starting today, visitors to the Amazon.com/Salute Our Troops page can purchase a
$20 Amazon.com gift certificate for a service member, and have the opportunity
to share a personal note of support directly on the gift certificate ...
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14th November, 2001
Amazon.com Launches Holiday 'Delight-O-Meter' on Its Site
Amazon.com Launches Holiday 'Delight-O-Meter' on Its Site Feature Will Count Number of Items Ordered Worldwide
SEATTLE, Nov 14, 2001 -- Today Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN)
launched its holiday "Delight-O-Meter," first introduced on its Web site last
year.
The Delight-O-Meter tracks the approximate number of items ordered from Amazon's
sites worldwide (www.amazon.com, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de
and www.amazon.co.jp), including items from the sites it operates in conjunction
with third parties, such as Borders.com and Waterstones.co.uk, and items ordered
from Toysrus.com and the Target store on Amazon.com.
Generally, the Delight-O-Meter tally also includes items ordered from third
parties for which Amazon.com processes payment or performs fulfillment, such as
items ordered from Amazon.com's Marketplace, Auctions and zShops.
The Delight-O-Meter does not count gift certificates or items for which
Amazon.com does not process the payment or fulfill the order, such as
merchandise or services ordered from the Health & Beauty, Cars or Travel stores.
The Delight-O-Meter debuted with more than 2.5 million items ordered since
November 9, 2001 ...
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9th November, 2001
Amazon.com Makes Investment in and Signs Commercial Agreement With CatalogCity.com
Amazon.com Makes Investment in and Signs Commercial Agreement With CatalogCity.comSEATTLE, Nov 9, 2001 -- Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN) has made
an all-stock, non-cash investment in Altura International, a California-based
company that operates the CatalogCity.com web site, Amazon.com disclosed in a
regulatory filing today.
The company issued 717,316 shares of common stock based on the Nov ...
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8th November, 2001
Mark S. Hansen, Chairman and CEO of Fleming Companies, Inc., Elected to Amazon.com Board of Directors
Mark S. Hansen, Chairman and CEO of Fleming Companies, Inc., Elected to Amazon.com Board of Directors
SEATTLE--Nov. 8, 2001--Mark S. Hansen, 47,
chairman and CEO of Fleming Companies, Inc. (NYSE:FLM), a rapidly
growing and leading distributor and retailer in the food, drug and
specialty store industry, was elected today to the board of directors
of Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN).
Hansen becomes the sixth, and fifth outside, director on the
Amazon.com board.
"We welcome Mark to the Amazon.com team," said Jeff Bezos, founder
and CEO of Amazon.com ...
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2nd November, 2001
Amazon.com to Present at Investor Conferences
Amazon.com to Present at Investor Conferences
SEATTLE--Nov. 2, 2001--Amazon.com, Inc.
(Nasdaq:AMZN) announced that Warren Jenson, Amazon.com's chief
financial officer, will be speaking at the Merrill Lynch Software and
Internet Conference in Monterey, California on November 7, 2001 at
12:20 p.m ...
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2nd November, 2001
Amazon.com Introduces the Amazon Credit Account
Amazon.com Introduces the Amazon Credit AccountVirtual Cardless Credit ''Card'' Provides Shoppers with the Opportunity to Buy Now and Pay Later When Shopping at Amazon.com
SEATTLE, Nov 2, 2001 -- Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) today
introduced the Amazon Credit Account -- a virtual, cardless credit "card" -- for
use when shopping at Amazon.com (www.amazon.com).
Available now, the Amazon Credit Account (www.amazon.com/credit) is the online
equivalent of a department store credit card and provides shoppers the
opportunity to buy now and pay later when shopping at Amazon.com.
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, the Amazon Credit Account is the
solution for holiday shoppers looking to buy computers, electronics or other
goods from among the tens of millions of items at Amazon.com ...
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30th October, 2001
Amazon.com Launches Magazines Store
Amazon.com Launches Magazines Store Customers Can Now Purchase Magazine Subscriptions for Themselves or as Gifts at Amazon.com
SEATTLE, Oct 30, 2001 -- Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) today
announced it has launched a new store, Magazine Subscriptions, offering
customers a simple way to find, discover and subscribe to their favorite
magazines at Amazon.com.
Customers can easily access the Magazine Subscriptions store by clicking the
Magazine Subscriptions link on the Amazon.com directory page
(www.amazon.com/directory).
Amazon.com's Magazine Subscriptions store features a wide range of national,
regional and enthusiast publications at significant savings off the newsstand
prices ...
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