Amazon is an e-commerce company headquartered in Seattle that provides a diverse range of products through websites tailored for different countries. It has software development centers, customer service centers, fulfillment structures, and warehouses worldwide. Amazon offers various services like Prime, Instant Video, private labels, computing services, and local delivery. It faces challenges in developing countries like fewer internet users, payment preferences, and lack of skilled labor. Amazon prioritizes low prices and customers to gain market share, though this comes at the cost of slim margins. Its main competitors are Alibaba and eBay globally and Flipkart and Snapdeal in India.