Amazon.co.uk Company Description
Google may be synonymous with the search engine, but when it comes to online shopping, Amazon.co.uk has this one in the bag. Like its parent, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk offers an almost endless list of products to its online UK customers -- from music, books, and toys, to blenders, jewelry, and MP3 players. It used to run online bookstores for Waterstone's and Borders UK, but stopping doing so in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Amazon.co.uk sold its DVD rental service to LoveFilm International in 2008; Amazon Europe now owns a stake in LoveFilm and is its largest shareholder. Amazon.co.uk began operating in 1998.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of Amazon.co.uk's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of Amazon.co.uk's evolution in the marketplace.
