Shopzilla

Shopzilla Inc.
Private
Industry Internet Services : Comparison Shopping
Founded Los Angeles, California
(November, 1996)
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, USA
Key people
 Bill Glass, CEO
Farhad Mohit, co-founder
Henri Asseily, co-founder
Products (See services listing.)
Number of employees
 400 (2007)
Parent Symphony Technology Group
Website shopzilla.com


Shopzilla operates a portfolio of shopping web sites.

In June 2005, Shopzilla was acquired by The E. W. Scripps Company for $525 million[1][2] and was part of its interactive media division.

In June 2011, Scripps sold Shopzilla to strategic private equity Symphony Technology Group for $165M.[3]

Shopzilla operates websites serving consumers and retailers in the U.S., UK, French and German markets. Shopzilla is headquartered in West Los Angeles, CA.

History

Shopzilla was previously Bizrate. In 2016, Shopzilla sold its division, Bizrate Insights, to Time Inc..[4] [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ International Herald Tribune article about Scripps buying Shopzilla
  2. ↑ Louise Story (June 8, 2005). "Scripps to buy Shopzilla for $525 million". New York Times.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Tedeschi, Bob (November 15, 2004). "For BizRate, a New Identity and a New Site, Shopzilla.com". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ O'Shea, Chris (September 7, 2016). "Time Inc. Buys Survey Company BizRate Insights". AdWeek. AdWeek.
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