Oscaro

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Oscaro
IndustryRetail
Founded2001 (2001)
FounderPierre-Noël Luiggi
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
ProductsAutomotive parts
Revenue320 M€ (2016)
Number of employees
600 (2017)
Website oscaro.com oscaroparts.com

Oscaro is a French e-commerce company founded in 2003. The company specialises in the sale of new and genuine automotive parts from manufacturers and wholesalers. The company is headquartered in Paris and Gennevilliers [1] and operates in France, Spain, Belgium and also in the US.

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History

In 2000s, Pierre-Noël Luiggi and Véronique Campbell founded Oscaro.com. [2] Oscaro.com was launched in March 2003 following three years of negotiations with the Economic Interest Grouping to obtain access to their catalogue of products as well as technical data. [3]

In 2005, the company reached one million euros in sales revenue. The following year, Oscaro Recambios launched in Spain.

In October 2011, Pierre-Noël Luiggi, founder of Oscaro, was appointed member of the French delegation represented at G20 YES (Young Entrepreneur Summit). [4]

In 2012, Oscaro.com was reported to have 1.46 million unique monthly users according to Médiamétrie, making it the first in its category of French specialised websites. [3]

In October 2015, Oscaro became a shareholder of Temot International, an international buying group specialised in automotive customer service. [5]

In April 2016, Oscaro expanded its services to Belgium, serving primarily its Francophone community. [6]

After opening a research centre in California in 2012, Oscaro launched its website on the US market under the name Oscaroparts.com. [7]

Activity

Oscaro.com specialises in the sale of new and genuine automotive parts from manufacturers and wholesalers. The name OSCARO is a portmanteau of CAR bookended by the letter O, representing two wheels. [8]

With the creation of Oscaro.com, its founder had high ambitions to make the website "the Google of spare auto parts", giving its users access to any spare part they desired. [3]

Since 2008, Oscaro has been affiliated with the Quality Charter of the Federation of E-commerce and Distance Sales.

In June 2016, Oscaro’s online catalog presented 700,000 spare part referrals to its clients [7] from a pool of 150 suppliers. [9] Over 8,000 packages are shipped daily. [10]

As of 2017, Oscaro is a major player in France, Spain, Belgium and the US.

Infrastructure

Since its creation, the company’s administrative centres and warehouses have been based in Gennevilliers. It also serves as a hub for nearly 200 technicians, the purpose of which is to give information to its clients. [3]

Since 2016, Oscaro has expanded to a second warehouse (22,000 m2 in size) in Cergy-Pontoise. [10]

Sponsorships

Luiggi, founder of Oscaro and a Bastia native, has committed to Oscaro’s investment in the region’s sports clubs and associations. Since the company’s formative years, it has been a sponsor of sports teams and sporting events. [11]

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