Full Name of The Company: - : Amazon
Full Name of The Company: - : Amazon
Full Name of The Company: - : Amazon
Amazon.com, Inc.
About Company: -
Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology-based company in Seattle,
Washington, that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial
intelligence.
ÿ It was founded by Jeff Bezos on July 5, 1994, in Bellevue, Washington
ÿ It is the world's largest e-commerce marketplace, AI assistant provider, and cloud
computing platform as measured by revenue and market capitalization.
ÿ Amazon is the largest Internet company by revenue in the world and the second
largest private employer in the United States and one of the world's most valuable
companies. It is the second largest technology company by revenue.
ÿ The company initially started as an online marketplace for books but later expanded
to sell electronics, software, video games, apparel, furniture, food, toys, and
jewellery.
ÿ Amazon distributes downloads and streaming of video, music, audiobook through its
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music, and Audible subsidiaries. Amazon also has a
publishing arm, Amazon Publishing, a film and television studio, Amazon Studios, and
a cloud computing subsidiary, Amazon Web Services.
ÿ It produces consumer electronics including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TV, and
Echo devices. In addition, Amazon subsidiaries include Ring, Twitch.tv, Whole Foods
Market, and IMDb.
Vision and Mission: -
The mission statement of Amazon.com has always centred around its primary focus—the
online Amazon.com customer.
Its mission statement given by founder Jeff Bezos- “Our vision is to be earth's most
customer-centric company; to build a place where people can come to find and discover
anything they might want to buy online”.
Leadership: -
It was founded by Jeff Bezos on 5th July 1994.
As of March 2019, the board of directors are:
∑ Jeff Bezos, President, CEO, and Chairman
∑ Tom Alberg, Managing partner, Madrona Venture Group.
∑ Rosalind Brewer, Group President, and COO, Starbucks.
∑ Jamie Gorelick, partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale, and Dorr.
∑ Daniel P. Huttenlocher, Dean and Vice Provost, Cornell University.
∑ Judy McGrath, former CEO, MTV Networks.
∑ Indra Nooyi, former CEO, PepsiCo.
∑ Jon Rubinstein, former Chairman, and CEO, Palm, Inc.
∑ Thomas O. Ryder, former Chairman, and CEO, Reader's Digest Association.
∑ Patty Stonesifer, President, and CEO, Martha's Table.
∑ Wendell P. Weeks, Chairman, President, and CEO, Corning Inc.
Competitor’s: -
Top 5 competitors of Amazon are:
1. Alibaba.
2. Walmart.
3. Otto.
4. JD.
5. Priceline.