HomePortfolio.com Breaks 30,000 Retailers on Site to Help Consumers Find Products Offline

Furniture World Magazine

HomePortfolio.com, a leading Internet destination for premium home design products, announced the addition of over 8,000 retailers to the HomePortfolio database, providing consumers with additional resources to find a nearby store or buy online. As of Friday, December 17, 1999 there were currently over 30,000 retailers listed as shopping resources for consumers and design professionals, representing an increase from 3,000 listings since June of 1999. Further, HomePortfolio has secured listing partnerships with an additional 100 manufacturers, expected to be launched in early January. "HomePortfolio's efforts to expand resources and embrace both the retailer and manufacturer communities have been non-stop," says CEO Dale Williams. "HomePortfolio.com is the only home design website in the world that directs consumers to brick-and-mortar retail stores and enables them to buy selected products online." About HomePortfolio.com: HomePortfolio.com, launched in January 1998 is the first portfolio site offering the most comprehensive selection of the world's premium home design goods, selected by industry experts. HomePortfolio.com is transforming the highly fragmented $250 billion home design market by reorganizing the interests of the consumer. By providing the first and only comprehensive resource for home design, HomePortfolio.com is a single destination where consumers can learn about, shop for and buy premium and hard-to-find design products. Headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, HomePortfolio.com recently completed a $20 million second round of funding led by Oak Investment Partners.