3140 Coupons and 439 Handpicked Deals for 988 Stores
BradsDeals.com NewsBrad Wilson and BradsDeals Featured in Wall Street Journal Evanston, IL - January 4th, 2005 The January 4th 2005 issue of the Wall Street Journal includes a half-page feature on BradsDeals, formerly known as DealsDuJour, in the weekly "Enterprise" column. The article profiles the story of BradsDeals and its Editor-in-Chief, Brad Wilson, from their origins at the University of North Carolina in 2001 through the bustling Christmas season of 2004. The Enterprise Column, written by Gwendolyn Bounds, refers to BradsDeals, formerly known as DealsDuJour, as an "online concierge service" and to Brad Wilson as "part sleuth, market guru, designer and publisher." Click this link to view the article. WSJ.com subscription may be required. Through partnerships with over 500 top online retailers BradsDeals handpicks over 2000 free coupons and deals for its visitors. Partners include the online arms of traditional retailers such as Dell, Sharper Image, Office Depot, Petco and Target, as well as internet retailers such as Amazon.com, Buy.com, hpShopping and Overstock.com. With over 400,000 visitors a month and over $20 million in sales generated annually for its merchant partners, BradsDeals.com is both a cost-savings to consumers and a cost-effective way for businesses to acquire customers. BradsDeals.com was founded by brothers Bradley P. Wilson and Campbell M. Wilson. Born in Chicago, they developed the idea for the website while students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and started the company in 2001 at the ages of 20 and 19, respectively. The company is located at Northwestern University Technology Innovation Center in Evanston, Illinois. Contacts: This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of BradsDeals.com's future performance, additional financing requirements, and the effect of economic conditions in the B2C and B2B e-commerce market. |
