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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | September 12, 1997[1] |
| Founder | Scott Blum[2] |
| Fate | Shutdown in 2020 by Rakuten |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, California, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Hiroshi Mikitani |
| Products | Retail |
| Services | Online shopping |
| Parent | Rakuten, Inc. |
| Website | rakuten |
Rakuten.com/shop was an e-commerce marketplace based in San Mateo, California. Previously known as Buy.com, it was founded in 1997 by Scott Blum. In 2010, it was purchased by Japanese company Rakuten, and rebranded as Rakuten.com.[3] This business was shut down by Rakuten in 2020.[4]
- ^ "Rakuten.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ Richard Fletcher, "Buy.com is sold to its founder", The Telegraph, August 12, 2001.
- ^ Claire Cain Miller, "Buy.com Makes Its Biggest Sale Yet: Itself", The New York Times, May 11, 2010.
- ^ "Rakuten is shuttering the online shop formerly known as Buy.com". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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