BuscaPe Announces the Acquisition of e-bit Information
18/07/2007 23:15
PR Newswire
SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 18 /PRNewswire/ --
- www.buscape.com.br/press
BuscaPe (http://buscape.com), the largest comparison shopping site in
Latin America, announces the acquisition of e-bit Information.
e-bit Information, which is responsible for the bi-annual report
WebShoppers, has become the benchmark for eCommerce market data. Market size,
number of e-consumers, best-selling products, and other information related
to the online retail market are provided. Besides, it is responsible for
conducting evaluations on over 1,000 online stores, ranking them in
categories represented by 5 medals: diamond, gold, silver, bronze and "under
evaluation". e-bit is the only company in the market running surveys on
shopping experience satisfaction with the online shoppers themselves. The
survey is open to any company and can be done directly through
http://www.ebit.com.br.
e-bit Information will maintain its staff and will continue to operate as
an independent company, with no change in its policies towards customers or
users.
"This agreement with BuscaPe (http://buscape.com.br) will boost the
visibility of the bitConsumidor certification, further increasing the
consumers' trust in our services. We will be part of a large Internet group
formed by BuscaPe, Bondfaro, QueBarato (http://www.quebarato.com.br) and
Central de Desejos (http://www.centraldedesejos.com.br), with presence in 16
countries", said Pedro Guasti, e-bit's Managing Director.
e-bit's customers will receive advertising bonuses this week in order to
place their ads on BuscaPe (http://buscape.com.br) and Bondfaro
(http://bondfaro.com.br). "We foresee that e-bit enrollment will soon to be
required from all companies willing to promote products in both BuscaPe and
Bondfaro sites besides any other site belonging to our network of partners
which includes top portals such as Terra and Yahoo!", states Romero
Rodrigues, president of BuscaPe.
BuscaPe will expand e-bit services in the markets it operates besides
Brazil. "The Latin American markets are eager to have access to this kind of
Information. Definitely there is a great opportunity for e-bit, claims
Romero.
http://www.buscape.com.ar
http://www.buscape.com.mx
http://www.buscape.cl
About BuscaPe (http://www.buscape.com)
BuscaPe is the creator of comparison shopping services offered by
http://buscape.com.br , gathering information about more than 15 million
products, sold by more than 60 thousand stores, and displayed within more
than 40 categories.
BuscaPe also manages other brands such as Bondfaro, Central de Desejos
and QueBarato and operates in 16 countries.
About e-bit Information (http://www.ebit.com.br)
e-bit Information is an online survey and marketing company, founded with
the clear mission of helping companies to attract, retain and maximize
earnings from its customers by means of using the Internet.
Contact: Daniel Cabral of BuscaPe, +55-11-3848-8711,
cabral@buscape-inc.com
Web site: http://www.ebit.com.br
http://www.quebarato.com.br
http://www.buscape.com.ar
http://www.buscape.com.mx
http://www.buscape.cl
http://bondfaro.com.br
http://www.centraldedesejos.com.br
http://www.buscape.com
Daniel Cabral of BuscaPe, +55-11-3848-8711, cabral@buscape-inc.com