E-commerce is the activity of electronically buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. Electronic commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory management systems, and automated data collection systems. E-commerce is in turn driven by the technological advances of the semiconductor industry, and is the largest sector of the electronics industry.
A major appliance, or domestic appliance, is a large machine in home appliance used for routine housekeeping tasks such as cooking, washing laundry, or food preservation. An appliance is different from a plumbing fixture because it uses electricity or fuel.
A dehumidifier is an electrical appliance which reduces and maintains the level of humidity in the air, usually for health or comfort reasons, or to eliminate musty odor and to prevent the growth of mildew by extracting water from the air. It can be used for household, commercial, or industrial applications. Large dehumidifiers are used in commercial buildings such as indoor ice rinks and swimming pools, as well as manufacturing plants or storage warehouses.
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota. It was originally founded by Richard M. Schulze and James Wheeler in 1966 as an audio specialty store called Sound of Music. In 1983, it was re-branded under its current name with an emphasis placed on consumer electronics.
AtomicPark.com was an online software retailer. Founded in 1998, the company was based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It offered retail box and direct downloads of software titles from major manufacturers. The company was awarded "Future 50" status by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) in 2002, 2003 and 2005.
The Range is a multi-channel retailer selling products in the home, garden, and leisure categories, with 160 stores in the United Kingdom & Ireland.
De'Longhi S.p.A is an Italian small appliance manufacturer based in Treviso, Italy.
Admiral is an American appliance brand that is currently manufactured by Whirlpool Corporation and sold exclusively at The Home Depot.
eBay Enterprise, Inc. was a multinational e-commerce corporation that specialized in creating, developing and running online shopping sites for brick and mortar brands and retailers. The company also provided a variety of marketing, consumer engagement, customer care, payment processing, fulfillment, fraud detection, and technology integration services.
Home Décor Products, Inc. was a large online retailer of home improvement and furnishings, headquartered in Edison, NJ. It claimed to stock more than 450,000 home products from more than 800 luxury brands including TOTO, Lenox, Kohler, and Jacuzzi.
Balsam Hill makes artificial Christmas trees, Christmas decorations and home decor for consumer and commercial use. The privately held company is located in Northern California and serves customers worldwide. Balsam Hill specializes in artificial Christmas trees modeled after naturally occurring varieties of commonly used Christmas trees.
Partsearch Technologies, was a Manhattan-based company, started in 2001, had compiled an online catalog of more than eight million spare parts for electronics, appliances and other items. It offers repair technicians and consumers a single place to find obscure parts and commonly lost items such as batteries.
Build.com is an online home improvement retailer and subsidiary of Ferguson plc. It sells bathroom, kitchen and lighting hardware, appliances and other supplies. The company is headquartered in Chico, California, United States.
Nguyenkim Shopping Center is the largest electronics shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City that sells household appliances, refrigerations, computers, recreational, and telecommunications products from world famous brands such as Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Philips, JVC, Sanyo, Sharp, Samsung, LG, Electrolux, HP, IBM, etc. It was established as a small electronics store by Nguyen Van Kim in 1992 and has been developed since then.
ReStockIt, Inc is an online retailer of office, restaurant, and janitorial products headquartered in Davie, Florida.
Steve Bennett is a British gemstone expert and serial entrepreneur. He is known for his online shopping businesses.
Danby is the name of a line of appliances marketed by Danby Appliances Inc., led by owner and CEO, Jim Estill. The company claimed the largest market share in the compact appliance category in North America. It is a privately held Canadian company headquartered on the outskirts of Guelph, Ontario. The company has additional locations in Findlay, Ohio, Tolleson, Arizona, Saraland, Alabama and Foxboro, Massachusetts as well as a location in Guangzhou, China. Danby only manufactures some products. It is affiliated with manufacturers in China, Mexico, and the United States. Although this is a closely held company, annual sales are estimated at about 400 million dollars through the sale of compact and specialty appliances such as microwaves, compact refrigerators, wine coolers, ranges, washing machines, air conditioners and dehumidifiers.
Frank Hardart Murray is an American business executive. He is founder, president and chief executive officer of InterTech Media and Zocle Media. In the 1990s, Murray was the chairman and CEO of Goodman Manufacturing Company who engineered Goodman's purchase of Amana Corporation from Raytheon and initiated Amana's successful brand-revitalization campaign. Under Murray, Goodman moved up Forbes' list of 500 Biggest Private Companies from #405 to 66. Murray has an MBA from Harvard Business School and an B.A. degree in mathematics and economics from Ohio Wesleyan University.
Saatva is a privately held e-commerce company that specializes in luxury mattresses and is based in New York, New York. In 2015, Saatva ranked 101 on Inc's list of the top 500 retailers for the year, with 2014 revenues of $28.6M. Since 2014, Saatva has grown exponentially. Saatva mattresses launched Loom and Leaf, an eco-friendly brand of luxury memory foam mattresses and their high end 'Zenhaven' mattress in 2016. Saatva expects their revenue to exceed 500 million in 2020.
Craftsvilla is an Indian e-commerce portal that sells ethnic apparel, footwear, fashion accessories, beauty products, handcrafted home accessories and other ethnic fashion and lifestyle products. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
