| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : OCTOBER 11, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
Amazon's Growing Reach SHOPPING SERVICES -- On Sept. 29, announced zShops: Any retailer can set up shop on Amazon.com's site. -- Also launched All Product Search, allowing shoppers to find any product for sale on the World Wide Web. MORE AMAZON STORES -- In July, opened toy and electronic stores on its Web site. -- Bought 49% of sports site Gear.com in July, 54% of Pets.com in June, 35% of HomeGrocer.com in May, and 46% of drugstore.com in February. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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