Alice.com Company Blog http://company.alice.com Welcome to the official company blog for Alice.com, where we talk about our company, our industry, and why you should buy toilet paper online. Learn more— Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:05:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Alice.com and Green Works® Launch First-Ever Cleaning Products Flash Sale on Facebook http://company.alice.com/2012/02/alice-com-and-green-works%c2%ae-launch-first-ever-cleaning-products-flash-sale-on-facebook/ http://company.alice.com/2012/02/alice-com-and-green-works%c2%ae-launch-first-ever-cleaning-products-flash-sale-on-facebook/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:05:52 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://company.alice.com/?p=397 Clorox’s brand of naturally-derived cleaners has partnered with Alice.com to integrate product purchases on Facebook and provide fans with exclusive deal of 50% savings.

Learn more about the specifics of the flash sale deal, and read the full press release here.

]]> http://company.alice.com/2012/02/alice-com-and-green-works%c2%ae-launch-first-ever-cleaning-products-flash-sale-on-facebook/feed/ 1 Alice.com Raises $3.6 Million in Funding to Focus on Consumer Channel http://company.alice.com/2012/01/alice-com-raises-3-6-million-in-funding-to-focus-on-consumer-channel/ http://company.alice.com/2012/01/alice-com-raises-3-6-million-in-funding-to-focus-on-consumer-channel/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:33 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://company.alice.com/?p=393 Leading E-Commerce Marketplace Surpasses More Than One Million Customer Accounts and Increases Brand Storefronts by 200%

Alice.com, leading e-commerce site and retail marketplace for household essentials, today announced that it has received $3.6 million in funding from a group of Spanish investors. Alice.com will use this latest round of funding to enhance its consumer offerings through site advancements and new features, maintaining a superior service that helps consumers manage household essential purchases conveniently, easily and affordably.

Read full press release >>

]]> http://company.alice.com/2012/01/alice-com-raises-3-6-million-in-funding-to-focus-on-consumer-channel/feed/ 0 Annie’s Selects Alice.com to Power Its E-Commerce Storefronts http://company.alice.com/2011/09/annies-selects-alice-com-to-power-its-e-commerce-storefronts/ http://company.alice.com/2011/09/annies-selects-alice-com-to-power-its-e-commerce-storefronts/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:00:44 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://company.alice.com/?p=389 Alice.com today announced that Annie’s, the premier values-led company offering delicious, all-natural and organic pasta meals, snacks, dressing and condiments, is utilizing Alice.com’s industry leading direct-to consumer platform as the foundation for its online storefronts on Annies.com and Facebook. Alice.com is providing Annie’s with a complete e-commerce experience and tools to engage directly with new and existing customers.

The organic food company has increased its online sales 204% since implementing the leading CPG e-commerce platform.

To read more and view the full press release, click here >

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Read the full press release >

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Read the full press release on this announcement here >

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The best spending day online happened recently – can you guess when?

What trumps texting?

Bloggers are known for bending the rules - here’s the latest.

Think we’re elusive? How to connect with women.

We knew it all along – coupon clipping stages a comeback!

How many shoppers do you think read product reviews before buying?

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Are you a subscriber of our Digital CPG blog yet? Catch up on what’s new:

Any guesses? 82 % of customers bail after what?

It’s a showdown! Online vs. Offline Word-of-Mouth.

Why do women talk about your brand?

Does your company blog? Here’s how many do.

Read more from the Digital CPG blog >>

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Any guesses? How much is a Facebook fan worth?

Internet Advertising has broken a record.

It’s going to be tough, but here are some suggestions on how national brands can compete with private label.

J&J knows how to rock YouTube.

Are online or offline coupons more effective? Find out here.

Making customer service part of your digital strategy.

Read more from the Digital CPG blog >>

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We’re announcing an exciting partnership with Buy.com today! Buy.com, known as the Internet Superstore, today launched its new “Household Essentials” store, giving shoppers a budget-friendly way to stock up on everyday basics by partnering with Alice. We’re joining Buy.com‘s marketplace of name-brand sellers like Toys R Us, Baby Universe, Tiger Direct, J&R Electronics, Tilly’s, Ice.com, and more that offer competitive pricing on millions of products.

To view the new household essentials store, visit http://www.buy.com/alice

Consumers shopping through Buy.com will still receive all the benefits of the Alice service including always free shipping and great prices. The full press release is available here.

]]> http://company.alice.com/2010/06/buy-com-launches-new-%e2%80%9chousehold-essentials%e2%80%9d-store-powered-by-alice-com/feed/ 1 Alice.com Recognized by Hive Awards and CGT http://company.alice.com/2010/04/alice-com-recognized-by-hive-awards-and-cgt/ http://company.alice.com/2010/04/alice-com-recognized-by-hive-awards-and-cgt/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:28:22 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://company.alice.com/?p=344 We’re proud to announce that Alice.com has recently been recognized:

The Hive Awards are designed to reward all the unsung heroes of the internet: the coders, programmers, user experience designers, content strategists, information architects, planners and the like: the people who innovate and create but rarely get the credit.

Alice was awarded recognition as a top e-commerce website in the packaged goods category. We’re thrilled that our software engineers, developers and designers are receiving well-deserved credit.  View all the winners >

Alice.com was also profiled in CGT (Consumer Goods Technology) magazine, the leading resource for consumer goods executives, as a standout SMB company in CGT’s April issue. Each year, CGT profiles ten small to mid-sized companies that the rest of the consumer goods market should watch for inspiration. We’re honored to be included in this year’s list.

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