Dot-Com Survivors - Industry Trend or Event
Industry Standard, The, July 9, 2001 by Miguel Helft
Life and Death: Public Dot-Coms
We looked at 43 online retailers that
went public. Thirty-six are still alive;
seven have gone out of business.
Alive Acquired By
1-800 Flowers.com
Alloy Online
Amazon.com
Ashford.com
Autoweb Autobytel
Autobytel
Beyond.com
Buy.com
CDnow Bertelsmann
CheapTickets
Cyberian Outpost PC Connection (pending)
Drugstore.com
eBay
Egreetings American Greetings
E-Stamp
Expedia
Fatbrain.com Barnes & Noble
FTD.com
Global Sports
HealthCentral.com
HomeGrocer.com Webvan
HomeStore.com
HotJobs.com
Iturf.com Delia's
The Knot
Lastminute.com
N2K CDnow
Peapod
Preview Travel Travelocity.com
Priceline.com
SmarterKids.com Learning Star
Stamps.com
Tickets.com
Travelocity.com
VitaminShoppe.com Vitamin Shoppe Industries
Webvan
Alive What It Sells
1-800 Flowers.com Flowers and gift baskets
Alloy Online Teen fashions
Amazon.com Books, electronics, music, cars, more
Ashford.com Luxury products
Autoweb Cars
Autobytel Cars
Beyond.com Builds online stores
Buy.com Computers and electronics
CDnow CDs, videos and DVDs
CheapTickets Discount travel tickets
Cyberian Outpost Software, hardware, electronics
Drugstore.com Pharmaceuticals, health/beauty products
eBay Auction house
Egreetings Greeting cards
E-Stamp Shipping and logistics software
Expedia Travel agency
Fatbrain.com Technical books
FTD.com Flowers, gift baskets, seasonal gifts
Global Sports Sporting goods
HealthCentral.com Pharmaceuticals, health/beauty products
HomeGrocer.com Grocery delivery service
HomeStore.com Real estate marketplace
HotJobs.com Recruiter
Iturf.com Clothing for teens, home-decor products
The Knot Wedding planning site
Lastminute.com Travel packages, entertainment, shopping
N2K Music
Peapod Grocery delivery service
Preview Travel Travel agency
Priceline.com Home financing, airline tickets, hotels
SmarterKids.com Educational toys
Stamps.com Postage
Tickets.com Event and travel tickets
Travelocity.com Travel services
VitaminShoppe.com Vitamins and health products
Webvan Grocery delivery service
Revenue * for Income (loss) * for
Alive Most Recent Quarter Most Recent Quarter
1-800 Flowers.com $103.2 ($8.5)
Alloy Online $23.7 ($7.4)
Amazon.com $700.4 ($234.1)
Ashford.com $14.3 ($17.0)
Autoweb
Autobytel $16.7 ($4.1)
Beyond.com $20.5 ($17.8)
Buy.com $124.6 ($45.2)
CDnow
CheapTickets $24.9 $1.2
Cyberian Outpost $122.4 ($10.2)
Drugstore.com $32.8 ($41.7)
eBay $154.1 $21.1
Egreetings
E-Stamp $0.3 ($13.9)
Expedia $110.2 ($17.6)
Fatbrain.com
FTD.com $36.1 ($2.4)
Global Sports $16.2 $8.4
HealthCentral.com $12.8 ($7.9)
HomeGrocer.com
HomeStore.com $105.5 ($67.1)
HotJobs.com $33.6 ($13.6)
Iturf.com
The Knot $5.2 ($5.8)
Lastminute.com $43.9 $15.2
N2K
Peapod $24.9 ($15.5)
Preview Travel
Priceline.com $269.7 ($13.8)
SmarterKids.com
Stamps.com $5.3 ($176.7)
Tickets.com $15.1 ($28.0)
Travelocity.com $67.6 ($22.2)
VitaminShoppe.com
Webvan $77.2 ($217.0)
Market Cap *
Alive As of June 27
1-800 Flowers.com $806.0
Alloy Online $317.3
Amazon.com $5,000.0
Ashford.com $10.7
Autoweb
Autobytel $27.5
Beyond.com $12.1
Buy.com $45.0
CDnow
CheapTickets $303.4
Cyberian Outpost
Drugstore.com $73.0
eBay $18,500.0
Egreetings
E-Stamp $6.8
Expedia $2,200.0
Fatbrain.com
FTD.com $293.2
Global Sports $198.3
HealthCentral.com $6.6
HomeGrocer.com
HomeStore.com $3,600.0
HotJobs.com $355.0
Iturf.com
The Knot $6.8
Lastminute.com $78.2
N2K
Peapod $16.2
Preview Travel
Priceline.com $1,600.0
SmarterKids.com
Stamps.com $163.3
Tickets.com $23.8
Travelocity.com $1,400.0
VitaminShoppe.com
Webvan $38.5
Dead What It Sold
EToys Toys
Fogdog.com ** Sporting Goods
Genesis Direct Net- and catalog-based direct sales
MotherNature.com Health products
Pets.com Pet supplies
PlanetRx Prescription drugs
Value America Computers and tech products
Dead VC Money Raised * IPO Amount Raised *
EToys $48 $191.0
Fogdog.com ** $39 $66.0
Genesis Direct $72 $166.9
MotherNature.com $61 $53.3
Pets.com $80 $94.9
PlanetRx $98 $96.0
Value America $19 $145.5
Dead Date of Death
EToys 03/08/01
Fogdog.com ** 12/28/00
Genesis Direct 08/19/99
MotherNature.com 03/15/01
Pets.com 11/07/00
PlanetRx 07/01/00
Value America 08/11/00
(*)In millions.
(**)URL acquired by Global Sports, but
original company no longer exists.
Sources: The Standard from company
information, Bloomberg, IPO.com, Thomson
Financial Venture Economics and
Hoover's, June 2001
Life and Death: Private Dot-Coms
We looked at 80 private online retailers
at least $10 million. Forty-five are
still alive; 35 didn't make it.
Alive (Acquired By) What It Sells
800.com Consumer electronics, accessories
AutoTrader.com New and used cars
Blue Nile Diamonds, watches, fine jewelry
CameraWorld.com Cameras, photographic equipment
Carday.com Marketplace for used cars
CarParts.com Auto manuals, shop equipment, parts
CelebrateExpress Party supplies and services
Circline High-end art, antiques marketplace
Cooking.com Food and Kitchenware
Cornerhardware.com (iFloor) Home improvement products, housewares
Della (WeddingChannel) Wedding gift registry
Diamond.com Diamonds, jewelry, watches
Diangos.com Used movies and music
eBags Backpacks, luggage, handbags, briefcases
Edu.com (Student Advantage) Discount products, services for students
eHobbies Supplies for hobbyists
Enews.com Magazine subscription service
ePhones.com Wireless phones, accessories, services
eStyle Baby and maternity clothes, furniture
Etera Specialized perennial plants, Web services
EthnicGrocer.com Ethnic food items, gifts, recipes
eVineyard Wine, champagne
eZiba.com Fine art and handcrafted goods
Family Wonder (Sega.com) Family-oriented DVDs, videos, music
Fandango Movie theater tickets
Food.com Restaurant food delivery
Gear.com (Overstock.com) Surplus outdoor gear
GoodHome.Com Interior design software
GiftCertificates.com Gift certificates
Gloss.com (Estee Lauder) Brand-name cosmetics
Guild.com (Ashford.com) Fine art, home furnishings, jewelry
JustBalls.com Sports balls
LetsTalk.com Wireless products and services
Ofoto (Kodak) Phogoraphy merchandise, prints
Performance Bicycles, bicycling merchandise
RedEnvelope Last-minute high-end gifts
Reflect.com Beauty products
RightStart.com Young children's educational toys
SailNet Sailing paraphernalia
Shutterfly.com Digital photo printing service
SimonDelivers.com Grocery delivery
SmartBargains.com Discounted brand-name merchandise
Snapfish.com Film developing, picture sharing
Vitamins.com (Healthcentral) Vitamins
YourHomeDirect.com Real estate brokerage
Alive (Acquired By) Venture Capital Raised *
800.com $121
AutoTrader.com $100
Blue Nile $51
CameraWorld.com $60
Carday.com $25
CarParts.com $68
CelebrateExpress $22
Circline $21
Cooking.com $90
Cornerhardware.com (iFloor) $27
Della (WeddingChannel) $103
Diamond.com $55
Diangos.com $18
eBags $30
Edu.com (Student Advantage) $33
eHobbies $10
Enews.com $30
ePhones.com $16
eStyle $85
Etera $50
EthnicGrocer.com $54
eVineyard $21
eZiba.com $71
Family Wonder (Sega.com) $34
Fandango $45
Food.com $131
Gear.com (Overstock.com) $12
GoodHome.Com $64
GiftCertificates.com $91
Gloss.com (Estee Lauder) $25
Guild.com (Ashford.com) $39
JustBalls.com $19
LetsTalk.com $22
Ofoto (Kodak) $58
Performance $50
RedEnvelope $70
Reflect.com $80
RightStart.com $19
SailNet $10
Shutterfly.com $68
SimonDelivers.com $46
SmartBargains.com $33
Snapfish.com $41
Vitamins.com (Healthcentral) $25
YourHomeDirect.com $35
Dead VC Raised *
Art.com ** $12
BigWords.com** $73
Boo.com ** $135
Camden's Gifts $15
CarOrder.com $125
ChipShotGolf ** $36
Drinks.com $20
Eve.com $26
Furniture.com $80
Gazoontite $31
HealthQuick.com $20
iBelieve.com $30
iMotors.com $130
Kozmo $247
Living.com $84
Lucy.com $36
Luxlook.com $31
Mercata.com $80
Miadora.com $89
More.com $84
MVP.com ** $246
OnlineChoice.com $12
Petopia ** $75
Petstore.com $108
PlanetOutdoors.com ** $24
Reel.com ** $15
Riffage.com $25
Roxy.com** $25
Send.com $48
Toysmart.com $12
UrbanFetch.com $56
Wine.com ** $67
Wineshopper.com ** $14
Zing Network $72
Zoza $12
(*)Estimated amount raised in millions.
(**)URL acquired, but original company
no longer exists.
Sources: The Standard from company
information, news reports and Thomson
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