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NetShops began in 2002 with a single store, Hammocks.com. Within a few years, about a dozen more stores were added to round out the yard and patio furnishings category that became the foundation of NetShops' initial success. Today NetShops' proprietary ecommerce platform enables the continual development and launching of online stores specializing in a variety of product categories that NetShops recognizes as underserved. |
NetShops began in 2002 with a single store, Hammocks.com. Within a few years, about a dozen more stores were added to round out the yard and patio furnishings category that became the foundation of NetShops' initial success. Today NetShops' proprietary ecommerce platform enables the continual development and launching of online stores specializing in a variety of product categories that NetShops recognizes as underserved. |
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The Chairman of NetShops Inc., Doug Nielsen, is a co-founder of the company with his sister Julie Mahloch and business partner Mark Hasebroock, who is currently serving as Vice-Chairman. |
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In October of 2007 Carter Cast joined NetShops as the new President and CEO. Carter helped found BlueNile.com and most recently held the position of President and CEO of WalMart.com. |
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Template:Icu NetShops is an online retail company based in Omaha, Nebraska, The United States of America (U.S.) that owns and operates over 200 online niche stores featuring a wide variety of products. The company currently employs over 300 people in the Omaha Metro area.
Inc.com, the website for Inc. magazine, lists NetShops as #154 on its "5,000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America" list, which determines ranking based on revenue growth. NetShops ranked #13 on the same list in 2006. Of all online retail companies, NetShops ranks #5 on Inc.'s list for 2007. [1]
Internet Retailer's Top 500 list places NetShops at #104 based on online gross revenue.
The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce named NetShops one of "Omaha's Best Places to Work" in 2005 and 2006. They also awarded NetShops with the "2007 Excellence in Business Award" for local businesses. [2]
NetShops President and CEO Doug Nielsen spoke at a recent Internet Retailer conference on the topic of niche retailing. [3]
NetShops acquired Duluth, Minnesota based Thralow, Inc. stores in 2006, consisting of the ecommerce properties Binoculars.com and Telescopes.com, among others. More recently NetShops acquired GiftBaskets.com to help round out the gift categories represented by their niche stores.
NetShops began in 2002 with a single store, Hammocks.com. Within a few years, about a dozen more stores were added to round out the yard and patio furnishings category that became the foundation of NetShops' initial success. Today NetShops' proprietary ecommerce platform enables the continual development and launching of online stores specializing in a variety of product categories that NetShops recognizes as underserved.
The Chairman of NetShops Inc., Doug Nielsen, is a co-founder of the company with his sister Julie Mahloch and business partner Mark Hasebroock, who is currently serving as Vice-Chairman.
In October of 2007 Carter Cast joined NetShops as the new President and CEO. Carter helped found BlueNile.com and most recently held the position of President and CEO of WalMart.com.
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- ^ "Inc. 500". Inc. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
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"Competition Determines Top Ten Omaha Employers". Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Internet Retailer". Internet Retailer. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
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