Selling Shoes Online Works
If you thought selling shoes online doesn’t work, then check out Zappos.com. SiliconBeat just posted a story that Zappos.com makes it look easy which is true indeed. Just check out their latest revenue numbers:
> 1999: Almost nothing
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> 2000: $ 1.6 mm
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> 2001: $ 8.6 mm
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> 2002: $ 32 mm
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> 2003: $ 70 mm
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> 2004: $184 mm
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> 2005: $300 mm (goal)
Not bad ey? And they went from 5 employees to 1000 by the end of the year. Boy oh boy. Not bad. So much for selling shoes, and now handbags, online. Congratulations.