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911Gifts.com Highest Selling Merchant in the Excite Holiday Shoppe; Online Gifts Provider Generates Highest Transaction Volume in Holiday Store.


SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1999--911gifts.com today announced that it achieved the highest transaction volume of any merchant in Excite's 1998 Holiday Shoppe (http://www.excite (Excite.com, Irvington, NY, www.excite.com) One of the major search engines on the Web founded in 1995 and part of IAC Search & Media. Excite was acquired by Ask Jeeves, Inc. in 2004, which was acquired by IAC in 2005. See Web search engines. .com/holiday_shoppe/).

The holiday shopping service from Excite (Nasdaq:XCIT), featured unique seasonal gifts from 911gifts.com (http://www.911gifts.com) and numerous other leading merchants.

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 very pleased with the results," said Arno Harris, vice president of marketing and business development for 911gifts.com. "This is a clear confirmation that our focus on strong merchandising merchandising

Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product.
 and product matter to online shoppers. We are glad to participate with Excite in the Holiday Shoppe and in similar efforts that have proven to be a boost to our business."

911gifts.com and Excite have a successful electronic commerce relationship that dates back to the 1997 Holiday Season, when they collaborated to deliver the Excite Holiday GiftGuide, powered by 911gifts.com. As an Excite merchant partner, 911gifts.com is distributed through the Excite Shopping Channel Shopping channels are television specialty channels that present shopping related content, particularly for home shopping enthusiasts.

Home shopping pioneers:
  • Bob Circosta
  • Barry Diller
  • Bud Paxson
  • Joseph Segel
 and Netscape Shopping Channel by Excite.

About 911gifts.com

911gifts.com was launched in September 1997 to address a clear unmet un·met  
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 consumer need in the fast growing online gift market. Based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , 911gifts.com is widely recognized as the premier online destination for shoppers in search of the perfect gift. 911gifts.com combines new levels of convenience, advice and gift selection with last minute delivery.

911gifts.com also makes it easy to remember important gift-giving occasions with its free GiftAlert email reminder service. 911gifts.com's tagline perfectly expresses the company's mission, helping customers to find "the right gift, right away."

Note to Editors: GiftSearch and GiftAlert are trademarks of 911Gifts, Inc. All other products mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such.
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