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From Bookstore to Superstore: The Evolution of Amazon.com

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Circa 1994, Jeff Bezos began working on a business plan (yes, in his garage) for what would eventually become the largest internet retailer in the US. 2003: Amazon launches Search Inside the Book — a feature allowing customers to hunt for keywords in the full text of books listed on Amazon.com. Since then, a lot has changed.

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31 Facts About eCommerce That’ll Keep You Up At Night

Creating a Website Today

When you think about e-commerce, you probably picture a store online that is constantly promoting new deals, products, services, and so forth. eCommerce involves a lot more strategy from a marketer’s point of view. Internet businesses are easy to start and still booming according to these facts and statistics.

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15 Facts About ECommerce That’ll Keep You Up At Night (2020)

Creating a Website Today

When you think about e-commerce, you probably picture a store online that is constantly promoting new deals, products, services and so forth. eCommerce involves a lot more strategy from a marketer’s point of view. Internet businesses are easy to start and still booming according to these facts and statistics.