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Pierre Morad Omidyar (born Parviz Morad Omidyar, June 21, 1967) is a French-born Iranian-American billionaire. A technology entrepreneur, software engineer, and philanthropist, [6] he is the founder of eBay, where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2015. [7][6] Omidyar and his wife Pamela founded Omidyar Network in 2004.
eBay Inc. (/ ˈiːbeɪ / EE-bay, often stylized as ebay and/or Ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide. Sales occur either via online auctions or "buy it now" instant sales, and ...
As of September 2014, eBay has acquired over 40 companies, the most expensive of which was the purchase of Skype, a Voice over Internet Protocol company, for US$ 2.6 billion in cash plus up to an additional US$1.5 billion if certain performance goals were met. [2] The majority of companies acquired by eBay are based in the United States.
eBay, PayPal, Kijiji and StubHub, 500 King Street West, Toronto, April 2014. PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers; it serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders.
Footnotes / references[ 1 ] GameStop Corp. is an American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer. [ 1 ] The company is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas (a suburb of Dallas), and is the largest video game retailer worldwide. [ 2 ]
September 2022. Temu (/ ˈtiːmuː / ⓘ TEE-moo) is an online marketplace operated by the Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings. [8][9] It offers heavily discounted consumer goods [10] mostly shipped to consumers directly from China. [11][12] Temu's business model has allowed it to become popular among consumers but has also drawn concerns ...
Footnotes / references Financials as of February 3, 2024 [update]. [ 1 ] Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota. Originally founded by Richard M. Schulze and James Wheeler in 1966 as an audio specialty store called Sound of Music, it was rebranded under its current ...
Owner. Green family. Number of employees. 43,000+ (2020)[2] Website. www.hobbylobby.com. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., formerly Hobby Lobby Creative Centers, is an American retail company. It owns a chain of arts and crafts stores with a volume of over $5 billion in 2018. [1] The chain has 1,001 stores in 48 U.S. states.