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Article: Amazon still king of the online jungle after 10 years 'Earth's biggest selection' keeping rivals at bay
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 6, 2005
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SEATTLE -- Soon after Amazon.com debuted 10 years ago, Jeff Bezos
and his handful of employees spent late summer nights packing books
in a tiny warehouse, scrambling to ship a growing gush of orders.
Today, the man who has grown accustomed to being hailed the king
of Internet commerce runs a global powerhouse that did nearly $7
billion in sales last year, dealing in everything from banjo cases to
wild boar baby back ribs.
As more businesses beef up their online operations, is the company
that helped get it all started in danger of seeing its dominance
eroded by the competitors it helped spawn?
Time will tell, but industry experts say Amazon is well-
positioned to maintain a firm grip on its ...