What is Shopzilla?
Short Answer:
- Shopzilla is an online comparison shopping service
- Founded in 1996
- Has attracted over 18.9 million users
- Popular comparison shopping site "BizRate" is now a division of Shopzilla
- In 2005, Shopzilla was acquired by The E. W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP)
- Scripps Company CEO: Kenneth W. Lowe
Slightly Longer Answer
- According to the company's About page, Shopzilla's mission "is to enable shoppers to quickly and easily find, compare and buy anything, sold by virtually anyone, anywhere."
- Shopzilla gives you the option to narrow your search by price range, brand/designer, event/occasion, type, style, color, etc. A search for "patio furniture," for instance, produces general results with these standard narrow options, but also gives you the option to narrow your search by furniture material, umbrellas, chairs, tables, hammocks, or canopies & gazebos.
- If you're not sure what you're looking for, Shopzilla also gives you the option to browse their general products departments.
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