Shopping.com Powers AOL France’s Shopping Search
Shopping.com today announced that it has been selected by the world’s leading interactive service provider, America Online, Inc. to power the AOL shopping channel in France. Now, more than 3.5 million AOL French visitors will have access to Shopping.com’s global product catalog through the AOL service in France and www.aol.fr.
From merchant, brand, product specifications, pricing, availability and reviews, the broad range of data that Shopping.com offers to help make informed purchasing decisions will provide even more value to the experience of the AOL shoppers in France. Shopping.com also brings some of the largest and most well-known French retailers to the site in hundreds of categories, ranging from children’s car seats to mobile phones. These include leading clothing merchant La Redoute, part of the PPR group; electronics specialist Pixmania; Apple computers; and Chateauonline, one of the leading online wine merchants in Europe.
“AOL in France was voted best overall ISP service for the second year in a row in a national survey of over 8,000 qualified Internet users in France, organized by the French famous online publication Linternaute.com,” said Carlo d’Asaro Biondo, CEO of AOL in France. “Benefiting from the global experience, our partnership with Shopping.com will be a key driver in continuing to increase our leadership position while offering services that make consumers’ lives easier and, in this case, their online shopping experience more enjoyable.”
