In December 2010, Market America announced its intentions to acquire Shop.com. This marked a monumental moment in the 19-year history of the Internet retailing giant. Just under a month later, and Market America has successfully completed the transaction – and is ready to usher in the era of social shopping.
In case you missed all of the tremendous press from this acquisition, here are a few key points:
- 60% increase in site traffic to Market America since news of the announcement
- 50% increase in site traffic to Shop.com since news of the announcement
- Celebrity tweets from:
- Press on Market America Shop.com acquisition immediately following the annoncement and in the weeks that followed
Market America’s President and CEO, JR Ridinger was also interviewed by Bloomberg TV about this Read More