Amazon has been hailed one of the most innovative companies of 2017. There has been rampant speculation about where the new Amazon headquarters is going to land and its purchase of Whole Foods last August made headlines. How did Amazon change over the course of 2017?
Acquisitions, headquarters and Alexa make up some of the biggest Amazon news to date. Not only did Amazon acquire Whole Foods — giving it more than 450 brick and mortar stores across the country — it also bought Blink, a start-up out of Massachusetts that specializes in wireless security cameras and video doorbells.
Many cities are vying for the second headquarters location that would bring tax incentives and employment to whichever town is picked. As recently announced, 20 cities remain in the running. Amazon acquired more than 230,000 new employees in 2017, making it one of the fastest-growing companies around.
And then there is Alexa. This smart device far surpassed anything similar offered by Google or Apple. Alexa is not just showing up as her own device, but she is in many other products offered by Amazon, such as Echo, Fire TV, tablets and others. We can only imagine what is in store for 2018.
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