Zappos

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Zappos is a major U.S.-based online retailer best known for its extensive selection of shoes and its customer-centric service culture.

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Label Occurrences
Zappos canonical 10
ShoeSite.com 1
https://www.zappos.com 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf e-commerce company
online retailer
subsidiary
acquiredBy Amazon
acquisitionDate 2009
acquisitionValue about 1.2 billion US dollars
brandPositioning customer service–focused online retailer
businessModel online direct-to-consumer retail
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturePractice extensive new-hire training
pay-to-quit offer for new hires
publishing a culture book
customerServiceChannel email support
online chat
phone support
emphasis customer-centric culture
employee empowerment
holacracy (in past organizational structure experiments)
formerHeadquartersLocation Henderson, Nevada
surface form: Henderson, Nevada, United States

San Francisco
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
foundedAs Zappos self-linksurface differs
surface form: ShoeSite.com
founder Nick Swinmurn
foundingDate 1999
headquartersLocation Las Vegas, Nevada
surface form: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
industry e-commerce
footwear retail
retail
keyPerson Tony Hsieh
knownFor customer service
online shoe retailing
strong company culture
language English
legalForm corporation
logisticsFeature centralized fulfillment center in Kentucky
market consumer retail
nameOrigin derived from Spanish word "zapatos" meaning shoes
offers 365-day return policy
free returns
free shipping
parentOrganization Amazon
productCategory accessories
clothing
handbags
housewares
shoes
recognizedFor customer service awards
workplace culture awards
roleOfTonyHsieh former CEO
serviceArea United States of America
surface form: United States
website Zappos self-linksurface differs
surface form: https://www.zappos.com

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Amazon hasSubsidiary Zappos
Zappos website Zappos self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: https://www.zappos.com
Zappos foundedAs Zappos self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ShoeSite.com
holacracy (in past organizational structure experiments) adoptedBy Zappos
subject surface form: Holacracy
Tony Hsieh employer Zappos
Tony Hsieh investedIn Zappos
Tony Hsieh boardMemberOf Zappos
Nick Swinmurn knownFor Zappos
Nick Swinmurn founded Zappos
Nick Swinmurn employer Zappos
Scott Banister investedIn Zappos