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Zappos tries computers on for size

Post Date: Aug 04, 2008 10:19 a.m.
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As I made the usual morning slog through my in-box Monday, I was about to skip past a news release touting a back-to-school promotion for Live Search Cashback , when I noticed one of the featured deals was on a ThinkPad tablet PC from electronic shoe retailer Zappos.com . Thinking for sure that it was a typo, I went to harass the person who sent me the release. The funny thing is, it really is Zappos selling that tablet computer . I missed it when Zappos expanded from high heels to high tech . While the departure sounds strange, Zappos certainly wouldn’t be the first online retailer to go well beyond its initial category. As we all know, Amazon was the world’s largest bookstore before it moved into groceries, sporting goods, and basically anything they can put in a box (and even a few things that don’t need a box). The key was Amazon had a logistics system that worked better than anyone else’s. I have no idea how efficient Zappos system...

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