eCost.com was an
online retailer based in
Torrance,
California. Founded in 1999, the retailer sold a variety of products, such as
electronics,
jewelry, and
household items.
The retailer was started as a
subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a s ...
of
PC Mall, Inc. in 1999. On April 11, 2005, eCost.com was
spun off from PC Mall, Inc. In 2006, eCost.com was
subsidized by
PFSweb for
US$
The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...
29 million. PC Mall reacquired eCost.com for $2.3 million in February 2011.
The agreement included the acquisition of roughly $1 million of eCOST's inventory.
PC Mall established OnSale Inc., a new subsidiary that involved eCost in its enterprise.
On July 2, 2014, the website was shut down.
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References
External links
Official website
Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
American companies established in 1999
Retail companies established in 1999
Retail companies disestablished in 2014
Internet properties established in 1999
Internet properties disestablished in 2014
Online retailers of the United States
Defunct online companies of the United States
Companies based in Torrance, California
1999 establishments in California
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