Whoa. This was unexpected: Amazon has agreed to a stock takeover of
Zappos.com, a Las Vegas-based online retailer that has become famous for its unusual corporate culture. While Zappos started out selling only shoes, it has since
expanded to other products.
"This morning, our board approved and we signed what's known as a 'definitive agreement,' in which all of the existing shareholders and investors of Zappos (there are over 100) will be exchanging their Zappos stock for Amazon stock," a
memo posted to Zappos by CEO Tony Hsieh read. "Once the exchange is done, Amazon will become the only shareholder of Zappos stock."
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Source: C|Net
Jul 22, 2009, 10:45 PM
