Whole Foods, Jeff Bezos quotes, and a halftime show from the Blind Boys of Alabama were the themes at Amazon’s all-hands meeting on Thursday in Seattle.
Thousands of employees filled Key Arena for Amazon’s latest company-wide gettogether.
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was in attendance, taking questions from employees as he typically does at all-hands meetings.
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Bezos was also quoted by other Amazon employees on stage.
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Speakers included Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, who talked about the grocery retailer’s history and philosophy. Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion last year. Mackey said that “Amazon is improving our lives in so many ways.”
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Amazon Web Services VP Dorothy Nicholls spoke on stage about International Women’s Day.
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Amazon’s new Spheres building also came up.
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For a musical treat, Amazon brought out 5-time Grammy Award-winning gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama.
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