RevZilla.com, also known as RevZilla, is an online motorcycle-gear retailer based in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

. The company sells motorcycle gear, parts and accessories, and was founded in 2007.

History

In November 2007, Nick Auger, Anthony Bucci and Matthew Kull founded RevZilla with an investment of less than $30,000. Together they established RevZilla as an online retailer because of their experience in e-commerce and web development. At the time, the company had a small store in

Queen Village, Philadelphia Queen Village is a residential neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that lies along the eastern edge of the city in South Philadelphia. It shares boundaries with Society Hill to the north, Bella Vista to the west and Pennsport to the south. ...

. In 2008, RevZilla moved its headquarters and store to a warehouse in south Philadelphia. In 2010, the company had more than $10 million in annual revenue. RevZilla had $20 million in total sales the following year. In 2012, the company doubled in size by adding 25 people to its team and had a revenue of $20 million. The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce named RevZilla "Emerging Business of the Year" for 2012. The company also opened a warehouse in

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

, Nevada and more than tripled its size in 2018. RevZilla moved its headquarters to the

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in 2013, with a showroom, warehouse and distribution center at the same location. The Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technology named RevZilla "IT Innovator of the Year" in May 2014. By the end of 2014, the company employed 140.

Description

RevZilla operates an

e-commerce E-commerce (electronic commerce) is the activity of electronically buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. E-commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain manageme ...

platform that has apparel, accessories and parts for two, three and four-wheeled

motorcycle sport Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. The disciplines are not all races or timed-speed events, as several disciplines test a competitor's various riding skills. Motorcycle racing Motorcycle rac ...

vehicles such as dirt bikes,

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, sport bikes, and street bikes. The company's online store was mentioned in the ''Chicago Tribune'' as a recommended cycle website by readers and referred to as the "Zappos of motorcycle gear."

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External links

Official website
Companies based in Philadelphia American companies established in 2007 Retail companies established in 2007 Internet properties established in 2007 Online retailers of the United States Automotive part retailers of the United States