CONSUMERCLUB.COM – AN INNOVATIVE NEW ONLINE SHOPPING SITE New Shopping Portal Offers Rebates, Opportunity to Donate to Charity, Comparison Shopping, Special Deals and Dining Program

October 28, 2005 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
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CONSUMERCLUB.COM – AN INNOVATIVE NEW
ONLINE SHOPPING SITE

CONSUMERS CAN SHOP TILL THEY DROP JUST IN TIME FOR THE PEAK HOLIDAY SHOPPING PERIOD AND SAVE

New Shopping Portal Offers Rebates, Opportunity to Donate to Charity,
Comparison Shopping, Special Deals and Dining Program


Dallas, Tex.– Internet pioneers David Litman and Bob Diener – the founders of Hotels.com – announced today the launch of their newest venture, ConsumerClub.com, an innovative new way for consumers to shop, compare and save just in time for the peak holiday shopping season. Consumers will now be able to go to one place, www.consumerclub.com, to satisfy all their shopping needs.

A one-stop shopping source, consumers who shop via ConsumerClub.com can purchase thousands of items from electronics to clothing to computers to books and magazines to health and beauty to jewelry to toys and much more, from more than 500 of the most popular retailers. ConsumerClub.com has partnered with major stores including Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Gap, Home Depot, Macy’s, Target, Wal-Mart and more. With every qualifying purchase shoppers receive cash rebates up to 25 percent of the retail price for significant savings. Additionally, ConsumerClub.com enables its customers to donate their rebates to the charity of their choice.

“One of our key features is our ConsumerClub.com Cares program. This allows our customers to donate their rebates to their favorite charitable organization. We are proud to be able to help facilitate raising millions of dollars for worthwhile causes,” said Bob Diener, President of ConsumerClub.com. “The recent hurricane Katrina disaster has put charitable giving in the forefront of the news and our ConsumerClub.com Cares program will let people make charitable contributions even when disasters move off the front page.”

Big Savings Made Easy
ConsumerClub.com provides shoppers with one centralized location to search for products, to review product and merchant reviews, find merchant promotions, receive and learn about special deals and more.

“ConsumerClub.com is a unique shopping site. It provides shoppers with one centralized location to search for products, product and merchant reviews, merchant promotions, special deals and more. It simplifies online shopping by providing consumers with all the information they need to be sure they are buying the right product at the right price from the right store,” stated David Litman, CEO of ConsumerClub.com. “Our business models have always been geared to save the consumer money. That was the premise when Bob and I founded Hotels.com and it is true today. Our mission at ConsumerClub.com is to save our customers money on everything they buy and to provide online shoppers a one-stop source for all their shopping needs.”

Five fundamental features set ConsumerClub.com apart: Rebates, Charitable Donations, Special Deals, Comparison Shopping and Dining.



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Rebates. Consumers can now save money on everything they buy from hundreds of retailers including, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Gap, Home Depot, Macy’s, Target, Wal-Mart and more, by simply starting their shopping experience on the ConsumerClub.com site. ConsumerClub.com tracks its customer’s purchases and records the transactions automatically. Customers receive rebates for the purchases they make originating on www.consumerclub.com.

Charitable Donations. Customers can also opt to have their rebates donated to their favorite charity via the ConsumerClub.com Cares program. Consumers can choose one of the hundreds of ConsumerClub.com charitable partners or the charity of their choice.

Special Deals. ConsumerClub.com provides shoppers with easy access to thousands of special deals and offers, spotlighting the best deals offered by its retail partners. “Our special deals section lists the best money-saving deals offered by our merchant partners as well as special offers available only to our shoppers,” explained Diener.

Comparison Shopping. Comparisons shopping sites are often the starting point for millions of online shoppers. Now consumers need only go to ConsumerClub.com to find the products they want at the best price. ConsumerClub.com lets shoppers compare prices on over 3.5 million products and view side-by-side price comparisons from hundreds of vendors and retailers. It provides all the information – bottom line pricing, merchant ratings and reviews, detailed product information – necessary for consumers to be sure they will get the right product at the right price from the right retailer.

Dining. ConsumerClub.com also offers its customers a money-saving dining program which can save them money every time they eat out. For a minimal fee of $19.95 a year, the program saves consumers up to 50 percent at thousands of popular dining establishments nationwide including local fine restaurants, national casual dining and fast food places. Easy to use, members of the ConsumerClub.com dining program simply select their favorite restaurant, print a personalized coupon and save; and most dining establishments allow unlimited use of the savings.

Online Retailing Market
With its launch ConsumerClub.com is entering the explosive e-commerce industry. Online retail sales in the U.S., excluding travel and auctions, are expected to top $110 billion this year, according to Forrester Research. . And the outlook has online retail sales, excluding travel and auctions, growing to $210 billion in 2010.

About ConsumerClub.com
ConsumerClub.com is an innovative shopping portal. A one-stop shopping source ConsumerClub.com is a centralized shopping resource satisfying all the shopping needs for today’s savvy consumer. It lets consumers shop, compare and save with its money-saving rebates and special deals and state-of-the-art comparison shopping technology. Shoppers also have the opportunity to donate their rebates to charitable organizations with its ConsumerClub.com Cares program helping to raise millions of dollars for worthwhile causes. ConsumerClub.com also offers members access to its dining program enabling consumers to save up to 50 percent every time they eat out.


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Lois Fuhr
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