Flubit
 Trademark logo | |
| Flubit.com | |
Native name | Flubit Limited |
| Privately Held Company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | E-commerce |
| Fate | Flubit.com acquired by MonetaryUnit |
| Founded 📆 | 24 April 2011 |
| Founders 👔 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | Wapping, , |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Steph Fiala (Co-Founder Crypto Marketplace | COO) |
| Brands | SKU Cloud |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | flubit |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Flubit is a UK-owned online marketplace. Hosting a catalogue of over 70 million products across categories including home, garden, toys, books and electronics, it positions as a direct competitor to Amazon.[1]
On 11 July 2018 Flubit.com was acquired by the blockchain technology group MonetaryUnit. MonetaryUnit announced the purpose of the acquisition was to transform flubit.com into a marketplace dedicated to the acceptance of cryptocurrency payments, in exchange for the same item types currently sold on Flubit.com [2]
History[edit]
As of May 2015, Flubit had a catalog with over 500 onboard merchants and over 20 million products.[3] By November 2016 the product catalogue had grown to 56 million products, from 1,500 merchants[4]
In 2014 Flubit secured a partnership with Barclaycard to launch a new service on their bespoke offers platform named beat my price.[5]
In April 2015 Flubit released its Gift Finder tool. The feature uses several simple metrics based on a short customer questionnaire to create relevant suggestions for gifts priced with a Flubit discount.
In January 2016 Bertie Stephens and Adel Louertatani were listed in Debrett's "Britain's 500 most influential" list.[6]
In September 2016 Flubit were awarded the Tech Track 100, listed in The Sunday Times[7]
Flubit.com was acquired by MonetaryUnit (MUE) on 11 July 2018 [2]
SKU Cloud[edit]
In November 2016 Flubit.com launched SKU Cloud. The new brand offers two solutions. The "sellers" programme, formally known as WeFlubit, lets retailers integrate a shopping feed exposing their products to over 10 million shoppers per day. For partners, SKU Cloud offers a white-label online shopping solution by providing a live feed of over 54 million products supplied directly from the sellers programme.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Money Saving website Flubit.com unveils new site to rival Amazon, with investment topping $20m". www.newbusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Leading Blockchain Group to Acquire Flubit.com to Launch World's Largest Cryptocurrency Integrated Shopping Marketplace". Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ↑ Edmund Ingham (19 Jan 2015). "How Do You Guarantee You Are Paying The Lowest Price For Goods Online? Try Flubit". Forbes. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dawson, Chris (1 Nov 2016). "Flubit unveils retail technology platform SKUcloud.co.uk". tamebay. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ PYMNTS (23 May 2014). "Barclaycard and Flubit's Digital Marketplace Team-Up". PYMNTS.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ "Britain's 500 most influential". The Sunday Times. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Flubit - Tech Track 100". The Sunday Times & Fast Track. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
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