Amazon

  • Birth

    Birth
    Amazon was started selling books
  • Public

    Public
    Amazon goes public at $18 per share
  • Music

    Music
    Amazon starts selling music as well
  • One-Click

    One-Click
    Amazon patents the “One-Click button”
  • Marketplace

    Marketplace
    Amazon begins working with third party businesses to expand their inventory
  • Clothing

    Clothing
    Amazon starts selling clothes.
  • Cloud Hosting

    Cloud Hosting
    Amazon begins licensing their online platform for other businesses
  • Prime

    Prime
    Amazon Prime is introduced to the world
  • Kindle

    Kindle
    Amazon announces the Kendle
  • Audible

    Audible
    Amazon acquired Audible
  • Robots

    Robots
    Amazon acquires Kiva Systems (robots)
  • Sunday Fun Day

    Sunday Fun Day
    Amazon starts delivering on Sundays
  • Phone

    Phone
    Amazon announces their first smart phone which was not a success.
  • Amazon Books

    Amazon Books
    Amazon opens its first “mom and pop” store
  • Wage

    Wage
    Amazon lowers their minimum wage to $15 an hour