BizRate.com Launches an A-Z Online Shopping Guide Book in Time for Holiday 2000; New Guide Will Help Make Gift-Giving More Inspiring and Fun This Holiday Season.Business Editors/Technology Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000 BizRate.com (www.bizrate.com) today announced the launch of its inaugural book, "The Best Of Online Shopping 2001," a "Zagat-like" guide designed to help consumers make the smartest buying choices online. With more than 700 featured stores, the guide illustrates the variety of unique shopping opportunities available on the Web, from the largest online vendors, such as Amazon.com (Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, www.amazon.com) The largest online shopping site and one of the most widely known e-commerce sites on the Web. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1995, it had 11 employees by year's end. Within four years, it had more than 1,600 employees and four million customers. , Buy.com and J. Crew, to niche sites ideal for unique gift-giving ideas. Consumers get the widest choice of quality-certified stores and products -- as rated by online buyers -- in both the new guide and through BizRate.com's C3 Marketplace(SM), the leading comparison-shopping service on the Web. "The real question on every consumer's mind this holiday season isn't is·n't Contraction of is not. isn't is not isn't be the financial future of dot-coms -- it is whether Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the retailers will be able to provide compelling gift ideas and deliver on service," said Chuck Davis  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. Charles E. , president and chief executive officer of BizRate.com. "With so much to choose from on the Web, consumers need a trusted guide and marketplace to help them navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. online shopping to their advantage." Here's the A to Z of some of the shopping highlights at BizRate.com:
A: AdagioTeas.com lets tepid tea explorers "pour" over this site and
sample a brew or two before committing to a purchase.
B: With a 24-hour lowest-price guarantee, Buy.com is a favorite for
serious shoppers.
C: Style snobs will love Chiasso.com -- an experience where form
meets function meets fun and whimsical gifts for every taste and
age group abound.
D: Shop by room and accessory type at Domestications.com, the leading
purveyors of fine linen and other home items.
E: Famous for its rugged yet classic casual style, EddieBauer.com
lets shoppers choose their favorite outfits without ever leaving
home.
F: FirelightGlass.com sells handcrafted oil lamps that can be found
in fine homes around the world -- in the chapel of the queen's
court in Belgium, on the set of Star Trek and now, online.
G: Can't find the gift you want? Create your own using GiftTree.com's
custom gift basket feature.
H: Consistently awarded the Parents' Choice Foundation Seal of
Approval, HearthSong.com offers the best in quality hobbies,
crafts and toys.
I: Need to give your man a wardrobe makeover? InternationalMale.com
offers a sexy line of men's casual wear.
J: Find bangles and baubles to fit your wallet's bandwidth with
JewelryWeb.com's useful "My Budget" feature.
K: Parents will enjoy KBKids.com's surprise "toy of the day" and
outlet shopping feature.
L: At last! Shop for clothes by body type at Lucy.com
M: MVP.com helps gift-givers hit a home run with their favorite
sports fans.
N: Santa is sure to find that must-have toy this holiday season at
Netoy.com.
O: OverStock.com helps bargain hunters shop smart by offering
top-quality brands at up to 70 percent off.
P: Last minute shopping for mom? Checkout Perfumania.com, where you
can enter the world of scents and get second-day shipping.
Q: QuickenStore.com offers the latest financial management and tax
preparation tools for those who want to get ahead.
R: RitzCamera.com will let you capture your world on film by selling
an abundance of high-quality cameras, accessories and related
products.
S: SmokeysCigars.com is a cigar-lover's secret online pleasure.
Sampler packs make life more fun for experimental cigar-smoking
enthusiasts.
T: With professional quality-cooking tools and specialty foods,
Tavolo.com can turn any ordinary kitchen into a gourmet bistro.
U: The shopper is always in charge at Ubid.com, where you set the
price you want to pay.
V: Looking for a deal in top name-brand audio systems, computer
equipment, camcorders and more? Go to Vanns.com where you can
become a member and save up to 70 percent.
W: For wine connoisseurs, what better gift to give than to help
him/her build up a personal cellar from Wine.com.
X: Even BizRate.com is still searching for "eXceptional" e-tailers
that begin with an X!
Y: For funky fun bags with an urban-inspired twist, shop at
YakPak.com.
Z: Need a gift for the kid with everything? Shop at Zanybrainy.com.
Consumer-product advocate Steve Kruschen, better known to consumers as Mr. Gadget(R), commented, "Together, this guide and its corresponding Web site, www.bizrate.com, are raising the bar on consumer satisfaction to a level that is literally occupying its own orbit in cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. ." The "BizRate.com Guide to the Best of Online Shopping 2001," which sells for the retail price of $9.95, is available at Borders Bookstores, as well as online at Barnesandnoble.com and Amazon.com. While at BizRate.com, visitors can search for products and then compare prices, on-time delivery and other customer-rated metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. to help avoid disappointment this holiday season. Bargain hunters Bargain Hunters was a game show on ABC in the summer of 1987, hosted by Peter Tomarken. Games Each episode featured six contestants, with two playing one of the following games — Bargain Quiz, Bargain Trap and Bargain Busters — at a time. are encouraged to visit BizRate.com's Savings Center to get the most current deals and discounts -- from free shipping to e-coupons -- on the Web. About BizRate.com Founded in 1996 and based in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , BizRate.com (www.bizrate.com) is the No. 1 retail mall on the Web (according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Media Metrix, September 2000), connecting millions of buyers to thousands of sellers in a single, organized location. Designed as the ultimate comparison-shopping hub, the site provides the best efficiencies for both buyers and sellers. In BizRate.com's C3 Marketplace, shoppers have access to a powerful product search engine, standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. check-out, exclusive deals, "hot" product listings and gift guides to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems consumers to "shop smartly" across 19 popular store categories and more than 1,400 merchants. Through BizRate.com's unbiased consumer rating system, compiled exclusively from point-of-sale and fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. surveys of participating merchants, shoppers can compare merchants across 10 service dimensions. BizRate.com ratings appear on Consumer Reports Online and in Consumer Reports magazine, as well as on Microsoft Network See MSN. Microsoft Network - The Microsoft Network , AltaVista, GO Network, Go2Net, Snap, Citibank, iChoose, Brodia and CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. . The BizRate.com C3 Marketplace is a featured addition to Fleet Bank Services' online site. Note to editors: For a copy of the guide, contact Lori Putnam at lputnam@bizrate.com. |
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