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| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Area served | United States and Canada |
| Owner | The Home Depot |
| Founder(s) | Jay Steinfeld |
| Industry | E-Commerce |
| URL | www |
Blinds.com is an e-commerce retailer of window blinds and window coverings. [1] Blinds.com was founded by Jay Steinfeld in 1993. [2]
Blinds.com developed and released an augmented reality mobile shopping app for iOS (2011) and Android (2012) named "The Window Shopper" in an effort to enhance and personalize the window covering shopping experience. [3]
In response to demand for window coverings that could be installed quickly and easily, CMO Daniel Cotlar led a partnership with a manufacturing vendor to design a window shade that could be installed without tools or adhesive. This led to the company's patent-pending Instafit shade product. [4]
By 2006, the company was named #186 on the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide as well as the 10th fastest-growing e-commerce company on the list. [5]
In 2009, Blinds.com was given the Marketer of the Year Award by the American Marketing Association, in recognition of its innovative marketing strategy. [6]
In January 2014, Blinds.com was acquired by The Home Depot. [7]
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