Former type Private Key people Jon Bernstein, CEO Founded 2000 Ceased operations 2009 | Defunct 2009 Website www.hdpi.com Number of employees 150 Fate Bankruptcy | |
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Industry Online retailers, Home improvement retailers Products Faucets, sinks, home décor, power tools, barbecue grills, swimming pool supplies Headquarters Edison, New Jersey, United States | ||
Home Décor Products, Inc. was a large online retailer of home improvement and furnishings, headquartered in Edison, NJ. It claimed to stock more than 450,000 home products from more than 800 luxury brands including TOTO, Lenox, Kohler, and Jacuzzi.
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Business Portfolio
Home Décor Products owned and managed the following virtual commerce sites:
History
Home Décor Products was founded in November 2000 with the acquisition of Bathopia, a bath and kitchen e-tailer. Bathopia was best known for operating BathClick.com, an overpriced, cheaply made bath and kitchen fixtures retailer. Bathopia was relaunched as HomeClick.com, primarily an online retailer of bath and kitchen products, with the purpose of allowing the average consumer to purchase items directly online that were typically only available in various showrooms scattered about the country. HomeClick grew quickly in its first few years of existence and expanded its product offering to include appliances, lighting, housewares, and tableware by 2002.
In subsequent years, Home Décor Products expanded its online presence by launching several other websites to leverage its growing product assortment and cater to more consumer segments. Specialty sites such as Barbecues.com, KnobsandThings.com and Poolclick.com followed the launch of AbsoluteHome.com in 2004. In October 2005, Home Décor Products made a notable acquisition by buying the brand name of big-box retailer Hechinger, a brand known for pioneering the do-it-yourself (DIY) movement. HDPI also acquired the assets of DIY brand Builders Square, relaunching it as a vertical comparison shopping engine that exclusively targeted the home & garden market.
HDPI launched an advertising partnership program in June 2007 that would allow the numerous brands and manufacturers that sell through HDPI to message to its broad user base through banner advertising. Charter partners include high-end plumbing fixtures brand Hansgrohe.
HDPI claimed web sales of $83.8 million in 2007. The company had excessive inventory costs and was forced to declare Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on March 26, 2009, and has ceased operations.
Milestones
In 2006, Home Décor Products was recognized as #5 on the Internet Retailer Top 500 List in the Housewares/Home Furnishings category. HDPI was also ranked on the Inc. 500 List of Fastest Growing Companies of 2006.
HDPI announced a capital investment of $65 million from 3i Group, Liberty Media and Comcast Interactive Capital in December 2006.