ShopNow [SEP] inception
ShopNow
ShopNow is a local shopping directory provider founded in 2009 based in San Carlos, California. The ShopNow service lists consumer retail stores for all locations in the United States via branded 'ShopNow' mobile applications offered for the Apple iPhone and Google Android mobile platforms. ShopNow LLC was granted registered trademark status on the term 'SHOPNOW' by the US Patent and Trademark office on 2/2/2010.
In the late 1990s, 'ShopNow' was associated with a different company and website, prior to that company changing its company name
custom product placement games for various corporate sponsors.
At its peak, SpeedyClick had more than 3 million monthly visitors, with a 7.3 percent reach of women on the Internet, and more than 1 million registered users. In an attempt to employ additional revenue models, SpeedyClick also marketed various B2B services to startup wannabes, touting custom web design services incorporating SpeedyClick's “StickyEngine”.
In November 1999, Seattle-based ShopNow (later Network Commerce Inc.) acquired SpeedyClick for $47 million in ShopNow stock and $3