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News Release from: Shopping.com UK | Subject: Shopping.com
Edited by the Marketingservicestalk Editorial
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Shopping.com bags four major retailers
Shopping.com, the UK's leading shopping comparison site, has added four major clothing retailers to its network: Boden, Dorothy Perkins, Austin Reed and Country Casuals.
Mail-order retailer Boden and high-street giants Dorothy Perkins, Austin Reed and Country Casuals have all chosen to work with Shopping.com as they move into the increasingly influential realm of price comparison shopping The news adds tens of thousands of products to the Shopping.com search site - one of the fastest-growing shopping destinations on the internet
This article was originally published on Marketingservicestalk on 9 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Commenting on the new partnership with Shopping.com, a spokesperson for Boden said: "We've opted to work with Shopping.com for the launch of our summer range as they're experts in the comparison industry, and more importantly they can help introduce new customers to our great clothes collection via their huge online network".
Matthew Hardcastle, MD of Shopping.com, added: "It's great to get these four big brands on board; clothing is not only Shopping.com's fastest-growing category but it's the fastest-growing category in online retail, so it's a very exciting time for us".
In February 2008, Shopping.com was ranked number one by Nielsen Netratings for monthly unique visitors among all online shopping directories in the UK, with over 3.5 million unique visitors.
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It has the largest network in the comparative shopping market, with hundreds of retail partners in the UK.
Online retail shopping is a rapidly expanding market with the overall value of online sales in the UK predicted to grow from GBP42 billion in 2007 to a staggering GBP78 billion by 2010.
The fastest growing retail category in online shopping is the clothing and footwear category, which grew by 38 per cent in 2007 alone.
Shopping.com, an eBay company, pioneered online comparison shopping and is one of the fastest-growing shopping destinations on the internet today.
Now the UK's number one shopping comparison network, it's family of sites includes www.uk.shopping.com and www.Dealtime.co.uk.
Shopping.com's mission is to create the most convenient and satisfying comparison shopping experience possible, anywhere on the web, helping consumers find and compare millions of products from hundreds of brands and retailers.
The network features comprehensive information about the products listed, including consumer reviews from 'Epinions.com'.
Shopping.com offers its retail partners excellent returns on their campaigns by driving high-quality leads, tailored campaign advice and management services, in addition to easy-to-use tools for both its merchant and affiliate partners.
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