uBID.COM AND SMARTSHOPPER.COM LAUNCH FIRST-EVER,
PRIVATE-LABEL COMPARISON SHOPPING TOOL
New uBidShopper provides relevant uBid.com offers,
wide selection of alternative deals
May 22, 2006, Chicago, Ill. – uBid.com Holdings, Inc.
(OTCBB: UBHI) whose uBid Inc. subsidiary is one of the leading online auction
companies (www.uBid.com), and SmartShopper.com (www.SmartShopper.com)
announced today the launch of uBidShopper, a new, downloadable,
comparison shopping software service designed for uBid.com customers.
uBidShopper is free, easy and safe to use. When users search
for products or travel deals online, the uBidShopper tool
conveniently appears in a separate browser pane with a list
of relevant offers from uBid.com’s related product categories.
If an item is not available from uBid.com, the tool uses
SmartShopper.com’s technology to scour thousands of other
online merchants and present a broad selection of product,
travel and merchant information.
“uBid.com is constantly looking for new ways to increase
our value and enhance customer relationships,” said Anthony
Priore, Chief Marketing Officer for uBid.com.
“uBidShopper is another convenient way to help our members
find compelling offers within uBid.com’s trusted
marketplace.”
“SmartShopper.com and uBid.com have partnered to bring users
a truly valuable service.
The uBidShopper is the perfect desktop marketing tool, enabling
uBid.com to extend and deepen customer relationships.
Today, companies need more intuitive tools to allow them to
stay connected to customers longer and offer real user benefits
as well,” said Ziv Eliraz, Vice President of Strategic Alliances at
SmartShopper.com.
SmartShopper.com worked with uBid.com to integrate its
inventory of products into a custom version of SmartShopper,
built around uBid.com’s unique product offering.
uBidShopper is based on SmartShopper.com’s proprietary
comparison shopping tool that scours the Internet to deliver
the most competitive and relevant retail and travel offers.
Benefits and features for uBid.com include:
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Customizable design that maintains uBid.com’s look and feel
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Built-in auction timer that counts down real-time data for each offer
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Configurable interface that displays dynamic content
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Automatic delivery of relevant uBid.com products and offers to users whenever and anywhere they shop online
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Keeps uBid.com in front of consumers at critical time of purchase, even if they’re browsing at another merchant site
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Cross product promotions that enable uBid.com to offer related items and accessories from its inventory
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Branded uBid.com icon that provides highly visible presence on user’s browser and easy access to uBid.com’s trusted offers
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Unique “Mega Auctions” tab to highlight current uBid.com promotions
Consumers can download uBidShopper for free from
uBid.com at www.ubid.com uBid.com will
also make the tool accessible via cd-roms that will be shipped with
customer deliveries.
About uBid, Inc.
On December 29th, 2005, uBid, Inc. merged
with a subsidiary of Cape Coastal Trading Corporation and survived the
merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cape Coastal Trading Corporation.
Cape Coastal Trading Corporation changed its name to uBid.com Holdings,
Inc (OTC BB: UBHI) on February 10, 2006 and continues uBid.com’s business
as its sole business operation. uBid.com Holdings, Inc. operates an online
marketplace located at www.uBid.com offering new, close-out, overstock and
refurbished merchandise to both consumers and businesses through a trusted
auction style and fixed price format. uBid.com provides consumers the
opportunity to bid on or buy a wide variety of popular, brand name
products at significant discounts. uBid.com’s unique platform enables only
certified suppliers and manufacturers a more efficient and economical
channel for maximizing revenue of their surplus merchandise. Furthermore,
uBid.com offers consumers a trusted buying environment, eliminating
potential fraud by certifying all its merchants and processing 100% of all
transactions between buyers and sellers.
Founded in 1997, uBid’s predecessor completed an initial public
offering in December 1998 and was subsequently acquired by CMGI, Inc. in
April 2000. In April 2003, uBid.com became a majority-owned subsidiary of
the Petters Group Worldwide, LLC. Both CMGI and Petters Group Worldwide
are shareholders in the surviving public entity.
About SmartShopper
Founded in 2005, SmartShopper.com Inc. is
headquartered in New York City, with a Research and Development center in
Tel Aviv, Israel. Privately-held, SmartShopper is backed by prominent and
seasoned shareholders including Deutsche Bank, Eurofund and Unterberg,
Towbin.
The SmartShopper personal comparison tool helps online consumers make
informed decisions while continuing to shop where and how they feel
comfortable. SmartShopper’s technology combines multiple shopping and
travel Web sites to provide consumers with a safer, faster and easier
online shopping experience. The company also facilitates direct
comparisons between vendors, providing a smarter and more effective way to
reach customers. SmartShopper partners include Shopping.com, Epinions,
ebookers.com and many others. For more information visit www.SmartShopper.com.