Zappos

The company most known for its Roomba robot vacuum, iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT), will be acquired by Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) for $1.7 billion as the largest e-commerce corporation in the world expands its selection of personal and home electronics items. Amazon announced that it will...

Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos, has died. What Happened: It is being widely reported that Hsieh died on Friday from injuries sustained in a house fire while visiting Connecticut. He was 46 years old. Hsieh led the pioneering shoe retail site Zappos for 20 years, having joined it in 1999 when...

With major footwear brands' second-quarter earnings reports in the books, Benzinga caught up with NPD Group’s footwear analyst Matt Powell to gauge sentiment. The second-quarter sales trend in athletic footwear was better than the first quarter, primarily due to calendar shifts, not...

Many investors erroneously undervalue and underestimate just how big Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s apparel sales are. According to Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, Amazon first bought Zappos in 2009 and sold consumers basic apparel items such as t-shorts, leggings and jeans. Over the coming...

A number of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) shareholders and analysts have been critical of the lofty $26 billion price tag that Microsoft paid for LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) this week. While the market typically analyzes these types of deals in terms of income, revenue and cash flow, one of...

Whether shopping for back-to-school, winter holidays, birthdays or in general, shopping for children is a unique experience. Retailers that specialize in children’s clothing, furniture or toys might seem to be the best bet, but that's not always the case. Here are five of the best...