March 3, 2009
- GMO MAKESHOP
March 3, 2009
Press Release
GMO MakeShop Co. Ltd.
MakeShop Adds Feature Aimed at Boosting Net Shop Sales
Tokyo – March 3, 2009 – GMO MAKESHOP online store construction service, MakeShop today adds a new feature enabling stores to list products the shopping support site, kakaku.com by kakaku.com Inc. Product listings are scheduled to begin on March 12. GMO MAKESHOP is a GMO Internet Group company.
Kakaku.com Listing Feature
MakeShop aims to provide a simple, feature-rich, enjoyable-to-use, online store construction service, and strives to offer a range of features designed to boost customer sales. As part of this objective, MakeShop introduces a new function that provides simple product listings on the kakaku.com shopping support site.
No set up fees or monthly charges apply to the product listing option. Customers pay a commission only when sales are made via kakaku.com.
This tool enables SMEs looking to minimize operational costs and individuals operating online stores to market their products without spending a lot of money or time.
Kakaku.com: Listings & Commissions
Monthly Fees (including tax) | Commission: 5% of the order made via kakaku.com *No set up fees or monthly charges apply. |
Usage | Product Listing and Management 1. Access the ItemPOST product registration tool on the MakeShop store administration page. 2. Select the product to be listed from your MakeShop registered products. Other Functions Use the ItemPOST affiliate tool to display sales reports or commission payments from the administration screen. |
Location of Listings | Multiple shopping mall product search listings |
*Kakaku.com may not list certain products.
*Products included in kakaku.com’s price comparison content can not be listed.
GMO MakeShop will continue to provide its customers with convenient services and contribute to growing the e-commerce market in Japan.
Kakaku.com
Kakaku.com is a shopping support site that brings together pricing information, product details and word of mouth information on all kinds of products including computers, home electronics, fashion, and food. The website enables cross-searching across multiple online shopping malls, it receives 18.04 million users, and 777.46 million page views monthly, and features approximately 31.49 million product listings. (1/2009)
GMO MakeShop
The core of GMO MAKESHOP operations is MakeShop, a feature-rich online store construction and management ASP service that can be operated and enjoyed by anyone. One of the world's top online store construction ASP’s, MakeShop has been used to establish over 14,000 PC and now mobile online stores in Japan and over 140,000 online stores in Korea. MakeShop is continuously developing new e-commerce services including ItemPOST, a product registration search portal and Live! a video editing tool. In January of this year it launched Yoyaku Shop, a tool that allows users to accept reservations through their websites.
Related Links (All links to Japanese language sites unless otherwise indicated)
Kakaku.com: http://kakaku.com/
Service details: http://www.makeshop.jp/main/attraction/itempost/index.html
ItemPOST: http://www.itempost.jp/
Yoyoaku Shop: http://www.yoyakushop.jp/
Media Inquiries
GMO MakeShop Public Relations
E-mail：[email protected]
GMO Internet Inc. Group PR Department
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About GMO Internet Group
GMO Internet Group, headquartered in Japan, is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services worldwide. The group holds top domestic market share in domain registration, web hosting, and payment processing and provides a host of other Internet services including global online security services, e-commerce solutions, and Internet advertising to both businesses and individuals. At the centre of the group is GMO Internet, Inc. a company listed on the prestigious first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE: 9449).
GMO MakeShop Inc.
Company Name | GMO MakeShop Co. Ltd. http://www.makeshop.jp |
Address | Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
CEO | Kazuyoshi Mukaihatake |
Business Description | - E-Commerce ASP Services - E-commerce Solutions - Web Development |
Capital | 15,000,000 yen |
GMO Internet Inc.
Company Name | GMO Internet Inc. http://www.gmo.jp/en (TSE First Section Code: 9449) |
Address | Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
CEO | Masatoshi Kumagai |
Business Description | - Internet Use Support (Infrastructure) - Internet Advertising Support (Media) |
Capital | 1,276,830,000 yen |