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Type of site | E-commerce |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Owner | Jamplant Ltd |
| Founder(s) | Pierre Chappaz, Mauricio Lopez |
| Key people | Richard Stables, CEO 2009- |
| Industry | Internet |
| Services | Price comparison service, Online advertising |
| Subsidiaries | http://www.kelkoo.com http://www.leguide.com |
| URL | http://www.kelkoogroup.com |
| Launched | November 30, 1999 |
Kelkoo is a European price comparison service founded in France in 1999.[1]
In 2000 Kelkoo merged with Zoomit, Dondecomprar and Shopgenie. The company was bought by Yahoo! on 26 March, 2004.[2] and was subsequently sold by Yahoo to Jamplant, a British private equity firm, in 2008. On 13 October, 2016 Kelkoo, the ecommerce advertising and price comparison platform, announced the acquisition of LeGuide group, [3] updating its branding to reflect the acquisition: Kelkoo Group.
Kelkoo Group operates in 22 countries (Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, United States and Mexico).
Kelkoo Group is headquartered in London, UK; with operating offices in Paris, Grenoble, Vilnius, Oslo and Milan. Richard Stables became chief executive officer (CEO) of Kelkoo Group in 2009.
- ^ "UK-based Jamplant buys Yahoo Kelkoo unit - Private Equity International". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "Yahoo buys Kelkoo for 475m euros". 26 March 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Kelkoo - Comparateur de prix et dénicheur de bonnes affaires". www.kelkoo.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2019.[permanent dead link]