When did Amazon first bid for Zappos?

According to a New York Times article at the link below, Jeff Bezos first discussed an acquisition with Tony Hsieh in August 2005, but that M&A talks were then sidelined until March 2008 when they slowly culminated in the acquisition. read more

2009: Bezos acquires Tony Tsieh’s Zappos through a stock swap. 2013: Bezos acquires the Washington Post. Companies Amazon Has Acquired: Amazon has made over 44 notable company acquisitions over the years. It’s first Acquisition was in 1998. 1998: PlanetAll, Junglee, Bookpages.co.uk (later became Amazon UK). read more