Zappos

Las Vegas City Council approves final deal bringing Zappos downtown: Feb. 1, 2012; By Dave Toplikar; With some calling the vote "historic," the Las Vegas City Council today unanimously approved the final deal to relocate Zappos to downtown. "This was a huge effort," Mayor Carolyn Goodman said of the complex financial transaction involving about eight acres of city property.

Phones back on at Zappos after security breach: Jan. 20, 2012; By Joe Schoenmann; Almost a week after Zappos.com shut down its phone lines in the wake of its computer system being hacked, the clothing and shoes retailer has turned on its phones again.

Zappos ranks No. 11 on list of best companies to work for: Jan. 19, 2012; By Aida Ahmed; Days after Henderson-based Zappos suffered a public relations blow inflicted by a security breach, the company drew far more positive attention when Fortune ranked the online retailer No. 11 on its list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2012.

Class-action suit filed over Zappos computer data leak: Jan. 18, 2012; By Steve Green; An attorney wasted little time this week in suing Amazon.com and its Zappos.com subsidiary over a data breach potentially affecting some 24 million Zappos.com customers.

Zappos in damage-control mode after computer security breach: Jan. 16, 2012; By Conor Shine; A day after Zappos announced a security breach affecting up to 24 million customers, employees of the Henderson-based company spent Monday working to control the damage. In an email sent to employees about 4 p.m. Sunday, CEO Tony Hsieh revealed that the online retailer was the victim of a cyber attack after someone gained access to internal systems through a computer server in Kentucky.

Governor, city officials discuss revitalization of East Fremont Street: Jan. 13, 2012; By Joe Schoenmann; It wasn’t something you see every day, or perhaps at any time in the past 20 years: a Nevada governor on East Fremont Street.

Deal to bring Zappos to downtown Las Vegas is complete: Dec. 20, 2011; By Joe Schoenmann; The deal to bring Zappos to downtown Las Vegas is done. The deal to lease the building to the online shoes and clothing retailer is complete a year after announcing that Resort Gaming Group would purchase Las Vegas City Hall.

Marathon had plenty of bumps in the road, runners complain: Dec. 8, 2011; By Joe Schoenmann; From the standpoint of sheer numbers, Sunday’s Zappos.com Las Vegas Rock ’n Roll Marathon was a huge success. The sold-out event drew some 44,000 racers who paid between $130 and $179 to run a half or full marathon, a portion of it on the Las Vegas Strip.

Zappos becoming downtown's magnet for startups: Dec. 2, 2011; By Joe Schoenmann; Inside The Beat coffeehouse on Fremont Street, Tony Hsieh reviewed a calendar on his laptop computer. It listed eight people from startups visiting Las Vegas this week to decide whether to relocate here.

Strip Scribbles: Zappos Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon and debut Stiletto Dash: Nov. 22, 2011; By Robin Leach; A record number of more than 30,000 runners are registered, so be prepared for afternoon and night road closures in and around the Strip when ...

Add education to Zappos' downtown investment forays: Nov. 10, 2011; By Joe Schoenmann; As Zappos prepares to relocate to downtown Las Vegas, its growing list of investments in the area now includes more than $1 million to lure dedicated teachers to the area’s schools. Teach For America will receive $300,000 from the company and $1.2 million from CEO Tony Hsieh.

Zappos putting its stamp on downtown Las Vegas: Oct. 18, 2011; By Joe Schoenmann; From his condo on the 23rd floor of The Ogden in downtown Las Vegas, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is overseeing a takeover of the surrounding area with a mix of capitalism and philanthropy.

Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh named the 'smartest' in town: Sept. 5, 2011; Kimberly Schaefer; There’s really no doubt that Tony Hsieh, ubiquitous in the national media these days, is one incredibly smart dude. His relatively nascent business, Zappos.com, had gross sales in excess of $1 billion last year.

Dear Zappos employee: Downtown tips for suburbanites on the move: July 9, 2011; By Kristen Peterson; Now that you’re moving from the suburbs into downtown Las Vegas, you should know what’s in store for you psychologically.

Goodman defends lowering price of City Hall to bring Zappos downtown: June 16, 2011; By Dave Toplikar; A new deal that lowers the sale price on the Las Vegas City Hall property by $7 million might be upsetting to some, but it will help bring Zappos.com downtown, Mayor Oscar Goodman said today.