Management's comments in 8K July 28, 2000<VVBG>
Amazon.com has invested in leading Internet retailers that are improving
the lives of customers by making shopping easier and more convenient:
Greenlight.com, the only company that offers car buyers the control of auto
purchasing online with ongoing service and support from local dealerships, at
www.greenlight.com; living.com, the leading online home products and services
retailer, at www.living.com; drugstore.com, an online retail and information
source for health, beauty, wellness, personal care and pharmacy, at
www.drugstore.com; Pets.com, the online leader for pet products, expert
information, and services, at www.pets.com; HomeGrocer.com, the first fully
integrated Internet grocery-shopping and home-delivery service--with operations
in Seattle; Portland, Oregon; and Southern California--at www.homegrocer.com;
Gear.com, which offers brand-name sporting goods at prices from 20 to 90 percent
off retail, at www.gear.com; Ashford.com, the leading Internet retailer of
luxury and premium products and the Web's No. 1 retailer of watches and jewelry,
at www.ashford.com; Audible, Inc., the leader in Internet-delivered spoken audio
for PC-based listening or playback on AudibleReady portable digital audio
devices, at www.audible.com; eZiba.com, a leading online retailer of handcrafted
products from around the world, at www.eziba.com; and WineShopper.com, the San
Francisco- and Napa-based Internet start-up that will ultimately offer consumers
online access to the largest selection of wines available anywhere, at
www.wineshopper.com.
Amazon.com also has a minority interest in WeddingChannel.com, which
brings together leading retailers with gift registry, expert advice, and
personalized gift suggestions to help everyone give and receive the right
wedding gifts, at www.weddingchannel.com; NextCard, Inc., considered the
industry's leading issuer of consumer credit on the Internet, at
www.nextcard.com; and Kozmo.com, the world's leading "e-mmediate"
Internet-to-door delivery service, at www.kozmo.com.
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