Hudson’s Bay describes itself as Canada’s iconic department store and is perhaps comparable to Nordstrom or Macy’s in the U.S. It is the main brand of Hudson’s Bay Company which is North America’s oldest company. Their online store thebay.com attracts between 2 and 3 million visitors each month. Product Line Hudson’ Bay focuses mainly on fashion apparel,… Read More »
Sears is the fourth-largest American department store chain and the 12th largest retailer in the United States. It’s sister company Sears Canada (51% owned by Sears Holdings) operates Canada’s largest online retail website sears.ca. Information on the Canadian website is at the bottom of this review. Background Sears, Roebuck & Company (Sears) was founded in 1893 as an innovative catalog mail-order company. By… Read More »
Products Hammacher Schlemmer offer electronics, apparel, home and outdoor, toys, personal care, travel and holiday goods. But it’s their ‘gadgets’ that they’re renowned for. At the time of this review, some of the items for sale included a live video camera drone (see photo left), an inflatable tie so you can sneak a sleep at your desk… Read More »
My Social Book is a website that lets you put all your timeline’s status updates, photos, events and comments into a physical book. Let’s face it. In today’s digital age, hardly anyone is keeping hard copies of all those awesome photos that they take regularly on their smart phones. And what about that post that… Read More »
Road Runner Sports (RRS) is an American retailer specialising in mens and womens running shoes, running apparel and other accessories. Founded in 1983 in San Diego, California, RRS has expanded to 38 stores in 11 states across the country. Their online shopping portal roadrunnersports.com attracts around 1.5 million visitors every month. Products RRS claim to be the… Read More »
Loudmouth Golf is an American sportswear company known for their ‘flamboyant’ apparel. Once you’ve seen their clothes, you’ll not easily forget them. Loud indeed! From their website, they explain: We all grew up watching Johnny Miller in his shocking red pants and white belt, and Jack Nicklaus sporting his plaid polyester Sans-A-Belts. But when the time came… Read More »
jockey.com is the online shopping store of Jockey Inc. – a manufacturer, distributor and retailer of underwear and sleepwear for men, women and children. Having invented the first ever men’s Y-front brief in 1934, the word “jockey” or “jocks” has now entered the lexicon as a generic term for mens underwear. Product Range (3/5) If you wear it under… Read More »
ASOS.com is one of the largest and most successful international online fashion and beauty stores. Established in the UK in June 2000, the company’s phenomenal growth has seen it expand throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Their website attracts more than 20 million unique visitors a month and in 2013, they turned over more than… Read More »
Shoes.com is the e-commerce subsidiary of the $2.3 billion Brown Shoe Company Inc and is one of the largest online footwear retailers in its own right. Offering exclusive partnerships with popular shoe brands like Dr Scholl’s, Carlos by Carlos Sentana, Fergie and Franco Sarto, Shoes.com also market Brown’s own leading footwear brands including Naturalizer and Via Spiga.… Read More »