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Strange facts you didn’t know about Amazon

Hidden facts about the global shopping empire
1. Humble beginnings
2. Say what?
3. The name game
4. The perfect fit
5. Cutting costs
6. Bookworms
7. First sale
8. Smart thinking
9. Making the cool list
10. Early errors
11. Racking up the sales
12. Hanging with the enemy
13. Rogue marketing
14. Battle of the book giants
15. Wacky titles
16. A long time coming
17. Back on the shopfloor
18. Company with a heart
19. Brutal revelations
20. Hey big spender
21. 1998's crazy Christmas
22. Seasonal staff surge
23. Let it go
24. Costly malfunction
25. A very special customer
26. How big?
27. Top dog
28. Canine colleagues
29. Impressive portfolio
30. Robot employees
31. Taking the easy way out
32. A huge team
33. Star-studded alumni
34. Speedy deliveries
35. Quirky code names
36. Worldwide success
37. Incredible sales
38. Prime Day is pay day
39. Billionaire status
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Hidden facts about the global shopping empire

Amazon's Prime Day is so popular it will actually last two days this year, in a sales extravaganza that will take place on 15 and 16 July. Launched in 2015, it's a time when the online retail behemoth expects its sales to go through the roof as shoppers scramble for bargains. Yet Amazon couldn't have become the global phenomenon it is today without a few quirks along the way, from holding meetings in bookstores, to allowing dogs at work and even paying employees to quit. Here are the 39 facts you probably didn't know about Amazon.

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lovemoney staff

12 July 2019

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