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Zappos.com is an American online shoe and clothing retailer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. [1] The company was founded in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn and launched under the domain name Shoesite.com. In July 2009, Amazon acquired Zappos in an all-stock deal worth around $1.2 billion at the time.
Zappos offered free shipping and free returns, sometimes of several pairs. Hsieh rethought Zappos structure, and in 2013 it became for a time a holacracy without job titles, reflecting his belief in employees and their ability to self-organize. [26] The company hired only about 1% of all applicants. [27]
Swinmurn worked as a contractor for Silicon Graphics in order to raise funds for an online shoe store, initially called Shoesite.com. He started Zappos in 1999. [4] [5] Swinmurn left Zappos in 2006. He has started a number of companies since, some successful and others not. He was the founder of Basecamp Fitness which was acquired by SE Brands ...
Tony Hsieh, the Zappos.com luminary who revolutionized the shoe business and established a unique corporate culture along the way, has died at age 46. Zappos co-founder Tony Hsieh dies at age 46 ...
The Wall Street Journal reports that some acquaintances are filing sticky notes in court for what they say are the millions that Hsieh promised them.
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The Connecticut home where a massive fire led to the death of former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh last month was a recent gift to his rumored girlfriend and longtime business associate, who also happens ...