BizRate.com Unwraps New Site Features in Time for Holiday 2001; BizRate.com Offers Holiday Hints for Finding the Right Gift at the Right Price.Business Editors & E-Commerce/Retail Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2001 BizRate.com: BizRate Holiday 2001 Gift Guide Deals: -- The Sharper Image: free shipping on any online purchase of electronics and gadgets -- from electric scooters to Palm Pilots! -- Toysrus.com: save up to 60% on toys and games, including classic board games, robotic pets, Harry Potter action figures and more. -- Photoalley.com: free shipping on all orders over $200. Digital cameras bring memories to life in an instant and make a perfect gift for the holidays. -- The Apple Store: free digital camera or $150 back on the purchase of an iMac, and free ground shipping on all computers and accessories. -- World of Watches: free ground shipping on all orders of $250 or more. Find all the latest styles and trends in watches, including Tag Heuer, Cartier and more. -- Nordstrom: save up to 70% on Kenneth Cole sweaters for him or Austrian crystal bracelets for her in the Nordstrom sale section. BizRate.com, the No. 1 comparison shopping site, makes online holiday shopping easier with "The Ultimate Gift Finder," a Web-wide program that offers personality profiles and customized gift recommendations that are sure to make every gift the right one this holiday season. The program covers more than 2,000 online stores with selections in all categories. A brief questionnaire points online shoppers to personal gifts for types such as the "Seasoned Professional," "Home Entrepreneur" and "High Tech Adventurer." Beginning Nov. 20, online shoppers can increase their comparison shopping savvy with BizRate's "Holiday Hints for Shopping Online." A link from BizRate's homepage helps shoppers find holiday "Steals and Deals Steals and Deals was an evening business news talk show aired weekdays from 7:30 to 8PM ET on CNBC until circa 1997. Hosted by Janice Lieberman. Steals and Deals was CNBC's nightly investigative consumer finance show. ," review store ratings before placing an order and get tips for finding post-holiday sales and clearance items. "Today's consumers comparison shop because it means lower prices, greater values, and assures them that they are getting the best quality and service for their money," 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 CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BizRate.com. "Now, shopping 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. personality type with BizRate's `Ultimate Gift Finder' and our `Holiday 2001 Gift Guide' presents another incentive -- it's highly personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. and fun!" Exclusive Discounts and Promotions This season, gift-givers will log onto comparison shopping sites to find the best products and prices. Exclusive discounts and promotions are currently available at the following BizRate.com Holiday Shopping Gift Guides: -- Gift Guide Holiday 2001 -- Harry Potter Store -- PlayStation 2 Games This is a list of about 1700 games for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game system, both released and unreleased, organized alphabetically by name. This list is based on the English titles of the games. See Lists of video games for related lists. & Accessories -- Fabulous Barbie Dolls Barbie doll popular dress-up doll; extremely conventional and feminine. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 179] See : Fads -- Top Toys for the Holidays 2001 -- Great Gifts for Girls -- Great Gifts for Boys Don't get e-scrooged! Consumers should heed the following advice from BizRate.com this holiday season: -- Order popular products online early -- Toys and Computers, in particular -- to ensure delivery for the holidays; if a product is not yet available at retail, consumers should consider pre-ordering items online to help avoid sell-outs. -- Save time and trouble by having online merchants gift-wrap presents for you. Also, consider having online gifts shipped directly to their recipients -- you won't have to tote the gifts with you during your holiday travels, and you'll avoid crowded post offices during the hectic hec·tic adj. 1. Characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste: "There was nothing feverish or hectic about his vigor" Erik Erikson. 2. season. -- Buy from reputable rep·u·ta·ble adj. Having a good reputation; honorable. rep  u·ta·bil online merchants. Before placing an online
order, review a merchant's customer service rating on BizRate.com to see how consumers rated the company on things like on-time delivery, customer support, and product pricing and availability. -- Find the right product at the right price at one-stop sites like BizRate.com, the Web's No. 1 comparison shopping site, with more than 2,000 participating merchants. Media Contacts: For additional information on the online toy industry, online shopping tips or to schedule an interview with a BizRate.com executive, contact: -- Leslie Barry, 310/754-1186, lbarry@bizrate.com -- Julie Mathis, 323/866-6039, Julie.mathis@mslpr.com Call BizRate.com's Holiday Hotline any time now through the end of the year to request regular, real-time e-commerce updates: 310/754-1178. 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 leading comparison shopping site on the Web. Connecting millions of buyers to thousands of sellers in a single, organized location, the site provides the best efficiencies for both buyers and sellers. Recently voted one of the "Top 100 Web Sites for 2001" by PC Magazine, BizRate.com's marketplace offers shoppers 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 20 popular store categories and more than 2,000 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. |
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