When did Jeff Bezos start Amazon in Bellevue Washington?
Jeff Bezos started Amazon on the 5th of July 1994 from a converted garage in Bellevue Washington. The company originally bore the name Cadabra before changing to Amazon in November 1994.
Jeff Bezos started Amazon on the 5th of July 1994 from a converted garage in Bellevue Washington. The company originally bore the name Cadabra before changing to Amazon in November 1994.
Amazon Web Services held 33% market share for cloud infrastructure by 2021. Microsoft Azure followed at 21% while Google Cloud held 10% during that period.
Amazon announced it would close all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores in January 2026 to shift focus to online same-day delivery. All locations closed in 2022 along with other retail sites under the Amazon 4-Star brand.
Amazon purchased Whole Foods Market in August 2017 for $13.7 billion. This deal substantially increased its market share as a physical retailer.
On the 28th of October 2025 the company announced plans to reduce its corporate workforce by 14,000 positions. This marked the largest round of job cuts since 2022.