Shop.Com
SHOP.COM is an internet price comparison service targeted to women. With over 2,500 stores and more than 25 million products on one site, SHOP.COM allows users to compare brands, price and selection.
Shoppers can purchase across multiple brand name merchants and specialty retailers by using SHOP.COM's universal shopping cart, OneCart, or purchase directly from hundreds of partner stores, including Zappos.com, J.Crew, Target, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Pottery Barn.
Budget-minded shoppers can use SHOP.COM's product and price comparison feature and find top deals (in part, submitted by users), as well as savings, discounts, rebates and other money-saving features, including customized price drop alerts and SHOP.COM's coupon aggregation page. SHOP.COM also offers editorial content, including expert articles and buying guides, as well as promotions and sweepstakes that allow shoppers a chance to win various prizes.
History
Founded in 1997 as CatalogCity, a Web site dedicated to catalog retailers where customers could order from hundreds of catalogs online, the site evolved to include products from department stores, specialty stores, and Web-only retailers. The site also developed a patented OneCart technology, which allows customers to shop across hundreds of merchants and check out only once with a single password-protected account.
In 2006, Ken Goldstein joined SHOP.COM as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Previously, Goldstein served as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Disney Online, the business unit of the Walt Disney Internet Group that produced the top entertainment destination for kids and families on the Web. Prior to Disney, Goldstein was at Broderbund Software.
In February 2008, SHOP.COM expanded its media platform for merchants with the launch of a direct CPC (cost-per-click) program, which enables merchants to have product listings integrated into SHOP.COM's search engine and gain access to millions of qualified and targeted shoppers each month.
In February 2009, SHOP.COM users saw an updated site design and the creation of new money-saving features, along with a new entertainment-focused category of Books, Music & Videos, as well as a suite of social networking tools. Additionally. SHOP.COM unveiled a new tagline, "Shop Smart, Save Big" to underscore its mission to offer budget-conscious consumers savvy ways to shop and to save money.
Privately-held, SHOP.COM is based in Monterey, CA with offices in Los Angeles, California and London. Investors include Bill Gates, , Amazon.com, and Oak Investment Partners.
Site Navigation
SHOP.COM offers a selection of products in the following categories:
* Clothing
* Shoes
* Kids & Baby
* Electronics
* Books, Music & Video
* Home
* Beauty
Users can search by departments, stores, brands and sales.
Social Networks
SHOP.COM runs a shopping blog called "The Shopping Vine." Other social networking applications include Twitter and Facebook.
musicSHOP
In November 2008, SHOP.COM launched musicSHOP, allowing shoppers to listen to song selections in their entirety through the free musicSHOP flash audio player while they browse and shop on the site .
An enhanced version of musicSHOP was launched in July 2009 . The retooled musicSHOP includes a music download store targeted to female music fans searching the Web for the latest music finds. SHOP.COM's online music store features millions of downloads from a full catalog of popular music from all the major music distributors and labels. musicSHOP also offers an audio player that streams free tracks from current albums, and a video player that provides music videos and video features.
Awards
In April 2007, The Webby Awards recognized SHOP.COM as an Official Honoree for Retail Excellence .
In December 2008, SHOP.COM was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award in the Retail and E-Commerce categories in the Interactive Media Awards.
In August 2009, SHOP.COM received 1st place in the Services category of the Online Retail Awards, as well as "high commendation" for the Multiple Online Retailer award.
Shoppers can purchase across multiple brand name merchants and specialty retailers by using SHOP.COM's universal shopping cart, OneCart, or purchase directly from hundreds of partner stores, including Zappos.com, J.Crew, Target, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Pottery Barn.
Budget-minded shoppers can use SHOP.COM's product and price comparison feature and find top deals (in part, submitted by users), as well as savings, discounts, rebates and other money-saving features, including customized price drop alerts and SHOP.COM's coupon aggregation page. SHOP.COM also offers editorial content, including expert articles and buying guides, as well as promotions and sweepstakes that allow shoppers a chance to win various prizes.
History
Founded in 1997 as CatalogCity, a Web site dedicated to catalog retailers where customers could order from hundreds of catalogs online, the site evolved to include products from department stores, specialty stores, and Web-only retailers. The site also developed a patented OneCart technology, which allows customers to shop across hundreds of merchants and check out only once with a single password-protected account.
In 2006, Ken Goldstein joined SHOP.COM as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Previously, Goldstein served as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Disney Online, the business unit of the Walt Disney Internet Group that produced the top entertainment destination for kids and families on the Web. Prior to Disney, Goldstein was at Broderbund Software.
In February 2008, SHOP.COM expanded its media platform for merchants with the launch of a direct CPC (cost-per-click) program, which enables merchants to have product listings integrated into SHOP.COM's search engine and gain access to millions of qualified and targeted shoppers each month.
In February 2009, SHOP.COM users saw an updated site design and the creation of new money-saving features, along with a new entertainment-focused category of Books, Music & Videos, as well as a suite of social networking tools. Additionally. SHOP.COM unveiled a new tagline, "Shop Smart, Save Big" to underscore its mission to offer budget-conscious consumers savvy ways to shop and to save money.
Privately-held, SHOP.COM is based in Monterey, CA with offices in Los Angeles, California and London. Investors include Bill Gates, , Amazon.com, and Oak Investment Partners.
Site Navigation
SHOP.COM offers a selection of products in the following categories:
* Clothing
* Shoes
* Kids & Baby
* Electronics
* Books, Music & Video
* Home
* Beauty
Users can search by departments, stores, brands and sales.
Social Networks
SHOP.COM runs a shopping blog called "The Shopping Vine." Other social networking applications include Twitter and Facebook.
musicSHOP
In November 2008, SHOP.COM launched musicSHOP, allowing shoppers to listen to song selections in their entirety through the free musicSHOP flash audio player while they browse and shop on the site .
An enhanced version of musicSHOP was launched in July 2009 . The retooled musicSHOP includes a music download store targeted to female music fans searching the Web for the latest music finds. SHOP.COM's online music store features millions of downloads from a full catalog of popular music from all the major music distributors and labels. musicSHOP also offers an audio player that streams free tracks from current albums, and a video player that provides music videos and video features.
Awards
In April 2007, The Webby Awards recognized SHOP.COM as an Official Honoree for Retail Excellence .
In December 2008, SHOP.COM was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award in the Retail and E-Commerce categories in the Interactive Media Awards.
In August 2009, SHOP.COM received 1st place in the Services category of the Online Retail Awards, as well as "high commendation" for the Multiple Online Retailer award.
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