Author Archives: StayHomeShopping
Online Courses from Udemy
With e-learning revolutionising the educational sector, Stay Home Shopping decided to have a look at one of the world’s most successful online course websites. Udemy.com (“The Academy of You”) was launched in May 2010 as a platform or marketplace for online learning. Unlike traditional academic online courses, Udemy allows experts of any kind to create courses.… Read More »
Eastbay: from Catalog to Online
Products Eastbay retails athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment through mail order. They sell most major brands as well as a range of their own in-house branded apparel. Website Eastbay.com is slick, easy to use and with all the standard features that good online portals have; including product picture zooms and extensive customer reviews. We really liked… Read More »
Best Buying Power; how bestbuy.com delivers discounts online
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics corporation headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota. With stores all around the US, Canada and Mexico, Best Buy is able to leverage its massive buying power to deliver its products online as competitively priced as its bricks and mortar stores are renowned. Products Best Buy retails consumer… Read More »
Canada’s Sport Chek online adds more flexibility.
With retail stores all over Canada, Canada’s largest retailer of sporting clothing and sports equipment, Sport Chek, has established a successful online component to its business, providing flexibility for shoppers and the company itself. Background Sports Chek’s parent company FGL Sports Ltd operates under various banners including National Sports, Atmosphere, Intersport and others. PGL Sports accounts for 16.4%… Read More »
The secrets to buying Reebok online
There was a time when Reebok really were cool. Back in the 1980’s, Reebok dominated the sneaker market, leading the US market for three years in a row from 1987-89. The 1980’s was bookended by innovations with the 1982 release of the Reebok Freestyle aerobics shoe – the first athletic shoe designed for women and the 1989 Reebok Pump… Read More »
Converse online buying guide
The makers of the world’s first ever basketball shoe, Converse, have had a turnaround in their business since their narrow escape from insolvency in 2001. Since being bought out by Nike , Converse have repositioned their brand with clever marketing and, backed by their parent company Nike, greatly expanded their retail presence. Wearing Converse as a… Read More »
Saks Fifth revamps online business with Saks First
Product Saks Fifth Avenue retails designer clothing, shoes, handbags, jewellery, beauty and other products. Saks reputation is forged on the back of the quality of its product lie and their sensitivity to fashion trends. The sister store – SAKS Off Fifth – is the discount off-shoot. Shop online now at saksoff5th.com! Website Saks.com was launched in 2000… Read More »
How Puma are kicking goals
PUMA is one of the world’s leading sports brands specialising in footwear, apparel and accessories. Their online store puma.com attracts around 2 million unique visitors per month which places it behind rival Adidas and well behind market leader Nike. Since 2007 Puma has been part of French group Kering (formerly known as Pinault-Printemps-Redoute or PPR). Product Line… Read More »