Putting service behind office products

For e-retailers of office supplies appealing to and satisfying immediate needs are top priorities. The sites featured in the category this year understand the doldrums of cubicle life and do their best to alleviate it.      

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Why They're Hot:

Fast and convenient. That's the thrust of the "It's Depot Time" ad campaign Office Depot Inc. launched this year to highlight the tweaks it made to OfficeDepot.com and its physical stores. For instance, the retailer added a Subscription Delivery button to product pages of items like paper and toner cartridges so that office administrators can have the products delivered on a recurring basis. It also added more than 500 software downloads to its site so that shoppers can click a Buy & Download button to download a program rather than have to wait to have the packaged software delivered. While each of the site's changes may seem small on the surface, A/B testing shows that they can add up to rather significant results, says Michael Kirschner, the retailer's senior vice president, e-commerce.

Key Statistics:
  • Date Launched:1997
  • Unique Visitors:19000000
  • Web-based Sales:Order the Hot 100 issue
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