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Influence

In October 2016, Amazon ranked 8th among the world's 100 most valuable brands in 2016.

In February 2017, Brand Finance released the 2017 list of the world's top 500 brands, with Amazon ranking third.

In the 2017 Fortune 500 list released on June 7, 2017, Amazon ranked twelfth.

In June 2017, the "BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2017" was announced, with Amazon ranking 4th.

Typical Acquisition Cases

In August 1998, Amazon acquired Junglee (a data mining company) for $186 million.

In June 1999, Amazon acquired Alexa for $250 million.

On November 2, 2009, Amazon announced the completion of its acquisition of Zappos, an online retailer of clothing and footwear.

In November 2010, Amazon acquired the diaper website Diaper for $540 million.

On August 26, 2014, Amazon announced that it would acquire the video game streaming service Twitch for $970 million in cash.

In January 2015, Amazon will acquire Lovefilm, a British film rental and streaming service company.

In March 2017, Amazon acquired Souq.com, a Middle Eastern e-commerce company headquartered in Dubai. Souq.com is known as the "Amazon of the Middle East".

In June 2017, Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion.

Business Scope

Amazon.com's product lines available on its website include some media (books, DVDs, music CDs, videotapes and software), apparel, baby products, consumer electronics, beauty products, gourmet food, groceries, health and personal care products, industrial and scientific supplies, kitchen supplies, jewelry, watches, lawn and garden supplies, musical instruments, sporting goods, tools, automotive supplies and toys and games.

The products and services provided by Amazon include: Amazon Fresh, Echo, Kindle, Amazon Prime, Amazon Cloud Services, Music, Video, Kindle Store, Fire TV, Music Streaming, Amazon Studios, Amazon Digital Game Store, App Store, Tablets, and Personal Hard Drives.

Amazon Sites and Domains

References

• 1. The world's top 100 most valuable brands in 2016: Sina Technology [cited on 2016-09-30T16:00:00.000Z]
• 2. 2017 Fortune 500 list of the largest US companies: Phoenix Finance [cited on 2017-06-06T16:00:00.000Z]
• 3. "BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2017": Sohu.com [cited on 2018-03-04T16:00:00.000Z]
• 4. 2017 Global Top 500 Brands List: Beijing Youth Network [cited on 2017-01-31T16:00:00.000Z]