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Amazon has agreed to purchase Zappos in an approximately $850 million deal that will keep the Zappos brand separate.
Zappos, which has gained notoriety for building its brand through a focus on customer service and a quirky corporate culture, will continue to operate independently, according to a letter company CEO Tony Hsieh (pictured below) wrote to employees. He said that the deal, which involves Zappos investors swapping their stock for Amazon shares, would not affect the Zappos mission.
“We
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