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Amazon in $850 Million Deal for Web Shoe Store Zappos
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Wednesday, 22 Jul 2009 | 4:45 PM ET
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Amazon.com says it is buying Zappos.com, an online shoe store, in a deal worth about $850 million.
(Video: CNBC's Jim Goldman breaks down Amazon.com's purchase of online retailer Zappos.com.)
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Zappos' management will continue to run the company from Las Vegas.
Amazon already operates its own shoe and handbag shop under the name Endless.com.
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