Selling electronics via video

Online retailers are wooing shoppers of computers and consumer electronics by offering a personal touch. Merchants, including Crutchfield, SparkFun and Firebox stand out in how they convey detailed content in consumer-pleasing way.

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Why They're Hot:

A headphones retailer devoted to both style and performance, Urbanears.com earns big style points for its unique web site design. The site's home page is dominated by a palette with 14 colors that sits next to five headphone styles. A pop-up window urges shoppers to drag and drop the colors on to the images to give the headphones a unique look. Shoppers don't have to leave the home page to view their desired product information, as a bevy of product specs, images and videos load beneath the fold. Launched in 2008, the Sweden-based retailer set out with the belief that headphones should be viewed more as a fashionable item like clothing than electronics, so that its users can be fashionable while enjoying a great listening experience.

Key Statistics:
  • Date Launched:2010
  • Unique Visitors:80000
  • Web-based Sales:Order the Hot 100 issue
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