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'''Value America''' was an Albemarle County based internet retailer formed in [[1996]] in Nevada. | '''Value America''' was an Albemarle County based internet retailer formed in [[1996]] in Nevada. In February 1998, it relocated to [[Albemarle County]], with offices on [[Commonwealth Drive]]. The firm was the brain-child of Craig Winn. The website sold the products of over 300 companies. <ref>{{cite-progress-mg|title=Online retailer growing at the speed of site|author=Brian Root|pageno=A1|printdate=April 6, 1998|publishdate=April 6, 1998|accessdate=February 14, 2016}}</ref> The company spent millions in advertising to attract customers. | ||
The company had an initial price offering in April 1999. <ref>{{cite-progress-mg|title=Internet retailer goes public this week|author=Courtney Miller|pageno=A1|printdate=April 4, 1999|publishdate=April 4, 1999|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref> | The company had an initial price offering in April 1999. <ref>{{cite-progress-mg|title=Internet retailer goes public this week|author=Courtney Miller|pageno=A1|printdate=April 4, 1999|publishdate=April 4, 1999|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref> | ||
Value America filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on [[August 11]], [[2000]]. The company's life was charted in the [[2003]] book ''dot.bomb: My Days and Nights at an Internet Goliath'' by its Senior Vice-President [[David Kuo]]. | |||
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Revision as of 22:54, 21 July 2020
Value America was an Albemarle County based internet retailer formed in 1996 in Nevada. In February 1998, it relocated to Albemarle County, with offices on Commonwealth Drive. The firm was the brain-child of Craig Winn. The website sold the products of over 300 companies. [1] The company spent millions in advertising to attract customers.
The company had an initial price offering in April 1999. [2]
Value America filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on August 11, 2000. The company's life was charted in the 2003 book dot.bomb: My Days and Nights at an Internet Goliath by its Senior Vice-President David Kuo.
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References
- ↑ Print: Online retailer growing at the speed of site, Brian Root, Daily Progress, Media General April 6, 1998, Page A1.
- ↑ Print: Internet retailer goes public this week, Courtney Miller, Daily Progress, Media General April 4, 1999, Page A1.