TheFind today unveiled a first-of-its-kind “buying engine” that helps shoppers find everything they need to make smart purchase decisions.
TheFind now integrates Product Search, Coupon Search, Review Search, Local Shopping Search and Green Shopping Search into a single “universal” search engine TheFind.com where over 350 million products from 500,000 stores and online sellers can be found. With this comprehensive set of shopping search tools and information, TheFind is now the best and last place consumers need to look before making any purchase.
A recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive and commissioned by TheFind found that consumers are doing their research before deciding to buy a product online.
74% of online shoppers check at least 3 online stores before buying a product online;
83% of online shoppers typically read product reviews before buying a product online;
78% of all online shoppers say they are influenced “at least a moderate amount” by coupon codes, free shipping and other discount information they find;
50% say they are influenced “a great deal or a lot”;
42% say the most helpful thing to know before deciding to buy a product from an online retailer is if this “is really the best deal I can get?”
“TheFind is transforming the way people think about shopping search,” said Siva Kumar, co-founder and CEO of TheFind. “With TheFind’s new search capabilities, shoppers can now quickly locate all the information they need to buy something and feel good about it. Using TheFind’s award-winning Product Search and Review search, combined with our powerful new Coupon Search and detailed store information, buyers can now decide with confidence what and where they want to buy. TheFind is absolutely the fastest way to find the lowest price or best deal out there from an online or local store that you trust.”
The features of TheFind’s new buying engine include:
§ Product Search – Find over 350 million products from more than 500,000 stores and online sellers
§ Coupon Search – Find coupons and discounts for over 50 million products
§ Review Search – Get quick access to expert and user reviews for faster product research
§ Local Search – See local store options and addresses along with an interactive map
§ Green Search – Find only products from green brands and stores
§ Detailed Store Information – Get relevant store information such as trust, security and store ratings, payment and shipping methods, contact methods and customer service policies
Source: TheFind.com
Survey Methodology:
Harris Interactive® fielded the study on behalf of TheFind from October 5-7, 2009 via its QuickQuerySM online omnibus service, interviewing a nationwide sample of 2,046 U.S. adults aged 18 years and older, of whom 1,772 shop online. Data for questions related to online use or behaviors were weighted specifically to the respective “online” populations. No estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated; a full methodology is available.
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October 19th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Looks like a good site. But keep in mind, if you try to sign up your store, as I did, that after a very lengthy and involved sign up, they surprise you by telling you that you either need to:
a/ Place a linkback button to their site on your store
or
b/Put a snippet of code in your html.
Not that I object to this if it the way they want to do it. But I do object to getting “waylaid” by these kinds of sign up hurdles, after I have spent ten minutes signing up. They should clearly announce at the outset that it is part of the requirement, and let people decide if they want to go ahead, or not.