| Business Summary | | Amazon.com,
Inc.
is
a
Website
where
customers
can
find
and
discover
anything
they
may
want
to
buy
online.
The
Company
lists
millions
of
unique
items
in
categories
such
as
books,
music,
DVDs,
videos,
consumer
electronics,
toys,
camera
and
photo
items,
software,
computer
and
video
games,
tools
and
hardware,
lawn
and
patio
items,
kitchen
products,
and
wireless
products.
Through
its
Amazon
Marketplace,
Auctions
and
zShops
services,
any
business
or
individual
can
sell
virtually
anything
to
the
Company's
approximately
30
million
cumulative
customers,
and
with
Amazon.com
Payments,
sellers
can
accept
credit
card
transactions.
In
addition
to
its
U.S.-based
Website,
www.amazon.com,
the
Company
operates
four
internationally
focused
Websites:
www.amazon.co.uk,
www.amazon.de,
www.amazon.fr
and
www.amazon.co.jp.
The
Company
also
operates
the
Internet
Movie
Database
(www.imdb.com),
a
comprehensive
and
authoritative
source
of
information
on
movies
and
entertainment
titles,
and
cast
and
crewmembers. | More
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| Financial Summary | | Amazon.com,
Inc.,
is
an
online
retailer
offering
items
including
books,
music,
DVD/video,
toys,
electronics,
software,
and
home
products.
For
the
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
increased
19%
to
$1.37
billion.
Net
loss
before
acct.
change
fell
37%
to
$392
million.
Revenues
reflect
increased
unit
sales
in
electronic,
home
improvement,
and
international
stores.
Lower
loss
reflects
gains
on
the
contract
termination
with
Kozmo.com
and
remeasurement
of
Euro-debt. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Jeffrey Bezos, 37 Chairman,
Pres, CEO | $82K | Warren Jenson, 44 Sr.
VP, CFO | 2.1M | Richard Dalzell, 43 Sr.
VP, CIO | -- | Mark Britto, 36 Sr.
VP, Cross-Site Merchandising | 1.1M | Diego Piacentini, 40 Sr.
VP and Gen. Mang. International | 2.5M | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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