Amazon.com Serves Up New Gourmet Food Store With Thousands of Regional Specialties and Hard-to-Find Treats.Business & Lifestyle Editors/Food Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2003 In Time for the Holidays, the New Store Features Everything Customers Need to Host a Holiday Feast As Well As Find the Perfect Gifts the Amazon Way Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ) today launched its new Gourmet Food store (www.amazon.com/gourmetfood) -- a single destination offering the widest, deepest and tastiest selection of gourmet food online. Amazon.com has teamed with large national merchants, like Dean & DeLuca and Omaha Steaks Omaha Steaks is a family business based in Omaha, Nebraska that manufactures, markets, packages, and distributes premium beef, seafood and other foods. It was founded in 1917 by Latvian emigrants J.J. and B.A. , as well as smaller merchants like Alaska Smokehouse and Dave's Gourmet Dave's Gourmet is a company notable for creating and introducing Dave's Insanity Sauce, which for a while held the title of "world's hottest sauce." The sauce is widely distributed through gourmet hot-sauce boutiques and online hot-sauce sites. , who will offer their selection in the Gourmet Food store. The new store includes tens of thousands of products, from 700 different types of cheese to the hottest sauces in the world to fresh lobster lobster, marine crustacean with five pairs of jointed legs, the first bearing large pincerlike claws of unequal size adapted to crushing the shells of its prey. at your door less than 24 hours from when it was in the ocean. As an introductory offer, shoppers will receive a $10 promotional certificate toward a future Amazon.com purchase with a purchase of $50 or more in the Gourmet Food, Sporting Goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport or Apparel stores. For more details, visit www.amazon.com/gourmetfood. Gourmet food customers can discover and buy foods they haven't tried as well as find old favorites all in one place. With low prices, easy navigation, a single shopping cart, and their ordering and payment information already on file, customers can now shop for gourmet food the Amazon way. The Amazon.com Gourmet Food store also provides all of the tools and helpful information that Amazon.com customers know and love, such as Customer Reviews, Top Sellers, So You'd Like To, and Listmania. "Amazon.com's goal is to offer customers the largest selection of the tastiest foods and make it easy for everyone to find, discover, and buy gourmet foods at great prices," said Jason Goldberger, senior category manager, Amazon.com Gourmet Food. "We like to think that we're delighting customers one bite at a time." Amazon.com customers can host a full-scale party all with products from the Gourmet Food store at Amazon.com. Everything from the appetizers to the entree, dessert and coffee is available at Amazon.com. And while they're at it, customers can also pick up their cookware, table linens and stemware stem·ware n. Glassware mounted on a stem with a broad base. from the Amazon.com Home & Garden store. Visitors to Amazon.com's Gourmet Food store will discover deep selection and great prices from leading merchants in the following areas: -- Baking Supplies -- Bread -- Desserts -- Cheese -- Chocolate & Candy -- Coffee & Tea -- Fruits & Vegetables -- Gift Baskets A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. There are different varieties of gift baskets, some which have fruit only, some with dry/canned goods only (such as tea, crackers and jam) although the standard -- Health & Natural Food -- Jams, Jellies & Preserves -- Low Carb & Sugar Free -- Meat, Game & Pates -- Oils, Vinegars & Salad Dressings -- Pasta, Beans, Grains & Rice -- Prepared Meals & Appetizers & Hors d'Oeuvres -- Salsas Salsas is a Portuguese parish in the district of Bragança. The population in 2001 is 424, its density is 16.5/km² and the area is 25.76 km². & Condiments -- Seafood & Caviar -- Seasonings, Herbs & Spices -- Snack Food -- Soups & Stocks In each category, customers will find a wide selection from basic ingredients to exotic specialties. In the meat category, customers will find steaks and ribs as well as alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. and buffalo meat. In the vegetables category, shoppers will find peeled cherry tomatoes made by a monastery monastery Local community or residence of a religious order, particularly an order of monks. Christian monasteries originally developed in Egypt, where the monks first lived as isolated hermits and then began to coalesce in communal groups. in Rome and served daily at the Vatican. Since the beta store was launched, many new merchants have asked about selling their products at Amazon.com. To inquire in·quire also en·quire v. in·quired, in·quir·ing, in·quires v.intr. 1. To seek information by asking a question: inquired about prices. 2. about being a merchant in the Gourmet Food store, contact gourmet@amazon.com. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened its virtual doors on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and sellers list millions of unique new and used items in categories such as apparel and accessories, sporting goods, gourmet food, electronics, computers, kitchenware and housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. , books, music, DVDs, videos, cameras and photo items, toys, baby items and baby registry, software, computer and video games This article is about the British magazine covering computer and video games. For the American magazine, see Computer Games Magazine. Computer And Video Games (CVG , cell phones and service, tools and hardware, travel services, magazine subscriptions and outdoor living items. Amazon.com operates six Websites: www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.co.jp and www.amazon.ca. This announcement contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to potential future losses, significant amount of indebtedness, competition, commercial agreements and strategic alliances, seasonality, potential fluctuations in operating results and rate of growth, foreign exchange rates, management of potential growth, system interruption, international expansion, consumer trends, inventory, fulfillment center optimization, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, fraud, and new business areas. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2002, and all subsequent filings. |
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