SAN FRANCISCO, June 12 CA-Wine.Com-Ranked-#1
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth consecutive year,
Wine.com has been ranked the #1 online wine store by Internet Retailer
Magazine in its annual rankings based on revenue. Wine.com, celebrating its
tenth year in business, ranked #13 in the food and drug category, and #207
overall in the Top 500 Guide of e-retailers, 2008 edition. The company
reported record revenue and 20% growth for 2007.
"Wine.com's exceptional revenue growth is a result of our keen focus on
delivering a great customer experience," said Rich Bergsund, Wine.com CEO.
"Each year our goal is to improve our assortment of wine, make our buying
experience simple for customers and offer great value."
"The launch of the Wine.com community has been extremely successful --
customers are excited to share opinions about wines they purchase and offer
advice to fellow wine lovers," said Mike Osborn, Wine.com Founder and VP of
Merchandising. "In our wine shop, we have increased or rare and collectible
wines from the most respected vineyards in the world and our Bordeaux business
more than doubled in 2007."
About Internet Retailer
Published by Chicago-based Vertical Web Media LLC, Internet Retailer is a
monthly national business magazine, web site, conference and directory that
serve the retailing community. Internet Retailer sponsors the largest
conference in the e-retailing industry and publishes an annual ranking of the
500 largest web sites.
About Wine.com
Wine.com is the nation's #1 online wine retailer, according to Internet
Retailer magazine's annual ranking of websites by revenue, offering thousands
of wines, wine gifts, gift baskets and monthly wine clubs. Wine.com's mission
is to be the ultimate resource for the wine enthusiast, whether shopping for
themselves or sending a gift. The company has been an innovator in providing
online tools and content to make it easy and fun to discover and buy wine.
Wine.com is the world's most visited wine web site, according to research
conducted by comScore Media Metrix. For more information, visit
http://www.wine.com.
SOURCE Wine.com
