Amazon.com acquisition history

Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market, the natural and organic grocery chain, in an all-cash deal at $42 per share. Whole Foods continued to operate its stores under its own brand from its Austin headquarters, with co-founder John Mackey staying on as CEO. The deal gave Amazon a large brick-and-mortar grocery footprint and anchored its physical-stores segment.

Millions of people love Whole Foods Market because they offer the best natural and organic foods, and they make it fun to eat healthy. Whole Foods Market has been satisfying, delighting and nourishing customers for nearly four decades - they're doing an amazing job and we want that to continue.Jeff Bezos — Founder and CEO, Amazon

This partnership presents an opportunity to maximize value for Whole Foods Market's shareholders, while at the same time extending our mission and bringing the highest quality, experience, convenience and innovation to our customers.John Mackey — Co-founder and CEO, Whole Foods Market

Amazon acquired the film and television studio MGM, gaining a library of thousands of films and TV episodes plus franchises such as James Bond. MGM's catalog and production talent were folded into Prime Video and Amazon Studios to deepen Amazon's original-content pipeline. The deal was announced in May 2021 and closed in March 2022.

The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP in the deep catalog that we plan to reimagine and develop together with MGM's talented team.Mike Hopkins — SVP of Prime Video and Amazon Studios

Amazon acquired One Medical, a membership-based primary-care provider operating in-person and virtual clinics. The purchase gave Amazon a national network of primary-care offices and a technology-driven care model to build out Amazon Health Services. One Medical continued operating under its brand.

Booking an appointment, waiting weeks or even months to be seen, taking time off work, driving to a clinic, finding a parking spot, waiting in the waiting room then the exam room for what is too often a rushed few minutes with a doctor - we see lots of opportunity to both improve the quality of the experience and give people back valuable time in their days.Neil Lindsay — SVP of Amazon Health Services

Amazon acquired Twitch, the leading live-streaming video platform for gamers, which at the time drew more than 55 million monthly unique visitors and over a million broadcasters. Twitch continued to operate independently while benefiting from Amazon's infrastructure. The deal marked Amazon's expansion into interactive live video and gaming communities. approximately $970 million.

Broadcasting and watching gameplay is a global phenomenon and Twitch has built a platform that brings together tens of millions of people. Like Twitch, we obsess over customers and like to think differently, and we look forward to learning from them and helping them move even faster to build new services for the gaming community.Jeff Bezos — Founder and CEO, Amazon

Amazon and Twitch optimize for our customers first and are both believers in the future of gaming. Being part of Amazon will let us do even more for our community.Emmett Shear — CEO, Twitch

Amazon acquired Kiva Systems, an innovator in warehouse material-handling robotics that moves shelves of products directly to workers for picking, packing and stowing. The technology became the foundation of Amazon Robotics and reshaped fulfillment-center productivity. Kiva's headquarters remained in North Reading, Massachusetts. approximately $775 million.

Amazon has long used automation in its fulfillment centers, and Kiva's technology is another way to improve productivity by bringing the products directly to employees to pick, pack and stow. Kiva shares our passion for invention, and we look forward to supporting their continued growth.Dave Clark — VP of Global Customer Fulfillment, Amazon.com

For the past ten years, the Kiva team has been focused on creating innovative material handling technologies. I'm delighted that Amazon is supporting our growth so that we can provide even more valuable solutions in the coming years.Mick Mountz — CEO and Founder, Kiva Systems

Amazon acquired Zappos.com, a leader in online apparel and footwear known for its customer-service culture. Zappos continued to operate independently under its own brand and management from Las Vegas. The deal was structured as a stock-for-stock merger and closed in November 2009.

Amazon acquired Souq.com, the largest e-commerce marketplace in the Middle East, extending Amazon's retail reach across the Gulf region. Souq was later rebranded as Amazon.ae in the UAE. The acquisition gave Amazon an established logistics network and customer base in a high-growth region. approximately $580 million.

Amazon acquired Audible, the leading online provider of premium digital spoken-word audio including audiobooks, newspapers and original programming. The deal was structured as an all-cash tender offer. Audible complemented Amazon's Kindle digital-media strategy and became its audiobook platform. approximately $300 million.

Audible.com offers the best customer experience, the widest content selection and the broadest device compatibility in the industry. Working together, we can introduce more innovations and bring this format to an even wider audience.Steve Kessel — SVP for Worldwide Digital Media, Amazon.com

This deal brings together two pioneering companies that share a long history of ceaseless focus on improving the customer experience. We are very excited to be joining a company as innovative as Amazon.com.Donald Katz — Founder and CEO, Audible.com

Amazon acquired PillPack, an online pharmacy that pre-sorts medications by dose and delivers them to customers' homes. Amazon disclosed the completed acquisition in its third-quarter 2018 results, saying the companies would work together to improve the pharmacy experience. PillPack later formed the basis of Amazon Pharmacy.

Amazon acquired Ring, maker of internet-connected video doorbells and home-security devices. The two companies said they would work together to make home security more affordable and accessible so customers can see, hear and speak to visitors from anywhere. Ring became a cornerstone of Amazon's smart-home device lineup.

Amazon acquired Zoox, a company building purpose-designed autonomous ride-hailing vehicles from the ground up. Zoox continued to operate as an independent Amazon subsidiary pursuing its robotaxi vision. The deal positioned Amazon in the autonomous-mobility space.

Zoox is working to imagine, invent, and design a world-class autonomous ride-hailing experience. Like Amazon, Zoox is passionate about innovation and about its customers, and we're excited to help the talented Zoox team to bring their vision to reality in the years ahead.Jeff Wilke — CEO of Worldwide Consumer, Amazon

Amazon acquired eero, maker of mesh WiFi routers that deliver reliable, easy-to-set-up home networks. eero's technology helps connected and smart-home devices work more seamlessly, complementing Amazon's Echo and Alexa device ecosystem.

We are incredibly impressed with the eero team and how quickly they invented a WiFi solution that makes connected devices just work.Dave Limp — SVP of Amazon Devices and Services

Amazon acquired Wondery, a leading podcast creator and network behind top shows, integrating it into Amazon Music's growing podcast offering. The deal expanded Amazon's original audio content and advertising opportunities in podcasting.