Build.com
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| Formerly | Improvement Direct, Inc |
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| Industry | E-commerce |
| Founded | September 1, 2000 in Chico, California, United States |
| Founder | Christian Friedland, David Boctor |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Plumbing, Lighting, Hardware, Appliances |
| Brands | FaucetDirect.com, LightingDirect.com, Handlesets.com, VentingDirect.com, PullsDirect.com |
Number of employees | 600[1] |
| Parent | Ferguson plc |
| Website | www |
Build.com is an online home improvement retailer, and subsidiary of Ferguson plc. It sells bathroom, kitchen and lighting hardware, appliances and other supplies. The company is headquartered in Chico, California, United States.[2][1]
History
[edit]In 1995, Build.com was launched by David Berman, who was at the time a plumbing wholesaler. The company originally built websites for companies in the building products industry. Berman officially launched the company at the 1995 Kitchen and Bath Show (KBIS) in New Orleans. To launch the company, he built a website for German faucet company, Grohe, with Grohe.com representing the first website relating to the U.S. plumbing industry. Berman later launched multiple e-commerce retail sites, including Faucet.com and Lighting.com under the umbrella site Build.com, which in 2009 was acquired by Improvementdirect.com as the retailer's new domain. [3] The website design company migrated to BuildingOnline.com, which was based in Dana Point, CA.
In 2015, Build.com acquired the small appliances and web-only merchant Living Direct Inc.[4] The company expanded its Chico offices in September 2018 by relocating 70 employees.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Build.com expanding in Chico". Chico Enterprise-Record. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ Carville, Olivia. "Retailers Are Testing Facebook-Style Shopper Profiles to Battle Amazon". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "Chico home-improvement Internet retailer is building on success". Chico Enterprise Record. 2014-11-16. Archived from the original on 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ Brohan, Mark. "Build.com reportedly signs a deal for Living Direct". Digital Commerce 360. Retrieved 1 September 2017.