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{{Short description|E-Commerce Company}}
{{Infobox website
{{Infobox website
| name = Rakuten France
| name = Rakuten France
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| location_city = [[Paris]]
| location_city = [[Paris]]
| location_country = [[France]]
| location_country = [[France]]
| key_people = [[:fr:Olivier Mathiot|Olivier Mathiot]] (CEO)<br>[[:fr:Justin Ziegler|Justin Ziegler]]
| key_people = Fabien Versavau (CEO)
| num_employees = 250
| num_employees = 250
| market cap =
| market cap =
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| revenue =
| revenue =
| net_income =
| net_income =
| products = Books, music, video, games, computing, high tech,Fashion, Home, food.
| products = Books, music, video, games, computing, high tech, Fashion, Home, food.
| url = https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com
| url = https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com
| screenshot =
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==History==
==History==
The company was founded in August 2000, originally located in [[Paris]], at 57 Boulevard de la Villette, in a former zeppelin factory dating from the 1880s.
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The company was founded in August 2000, originally located in [[Paris]], at 57 Boulevard de la Villette, in a former zeppelin factory dating from the 1880s. In June 2010, the company was bought by Rakuten,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/06/17/rakuten-to-acquire-frances-priceminister-for-approximately-e200-million/|title=Rakuten to acquire France's PriceMinister for approximately €200 million|first=Robin|last=Wauters|publisher=social.techcrunch.com}}</ref> the largest Japanese e-commerce site. The company moved in January 2012 to the former department store "Au Reaumur" in central Paris. In May 2014, four years after the acquisition by Rakuten, {{ill|Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet|fr}} and {{ill|Pierre Krings|fr}} announced that they were leaving their positions as CEO and COO of Rakuten Europe and general director of PriceMinister. {{ill|Olivier Mathiot|fr}}, co-founder and former director of marketing and communications, was promoted to CEO of PriceMinister.


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In June 2010, the company was bought by Rakuten,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/06/17/rakuten-to-acquire-frances-priceminister-for-approximately-e200-million/|title=Rakuten to acquire France's PriceMinister for approximately €200 million|first=Robin|last=Wauters|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref> the largest Japanese e-commerce site. The company moved in January 2012 to the former department store "Au Reaumur" in central Paris. In May 2014, four years after the acquisition by Rakuten, [[Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet]] and {{ill|Pierre Krings|fr}} announced that they were leaving their positions as CEO and COO of Rakuten Europe and general director of PriceMinister. Olivier Mathiot, co-founder and former director of marketing and communications, was promoted to CEO of PriceMinister.
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In late 2018, the site was rebranded as Rakuten and then transferred to the Rakuten domain.<ref>Internet Archive Wayback Machine [https://web.archive.org/web/20181001000000*/priceminister.com 2018]</ref>

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In late 2018, the site was rebranded as Rakuten and then transferred to the Rakuten domain.<ref>Internet Archive Wayback Machine [https://web.archive.org/web/20181001000000*/http://priceminister.com 2018]</ref> That year Fabien Versavau became CEO.<ref>[https://www.strategies.fr/guides-annuaires/nominations/4018938W/fabien-versavau-nouveau-patron-de-rakuten-france.html "Fabien Versavau, nouveau patron de Rakuten France - Stratégies"] </ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official|https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com}}
* {{official website|https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com}}


{{Rakuten}}
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[[Category:Retail companies established in 2000]]
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[[Category:Internet properties established in 2000]]
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[[Category:French companies established in 2000]]
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Latest revision as of 14:40, 7 September 2024

Rakuten France
Type of businessSubsidiary
FoundedAugust, 2000
Headquarters
Paris
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France
Key peopleFabien Versavau (CEO)
IndustryElectronic commerce
ProductsBooks, music, video, games, computing, high tech, Fashion, Home, food.
Employees250
ParentRakuten
URLhttps://fr.shopping.rakuten.com
Launched2000

Rakuten France, formerly PriceMinister, is a French company that runs the e-commerce site fr.shopping.rakuten.com. In 2010, it was purchased by Rakuten and in 2018, it was rebranded from PriceMinister to Rakuten.

History

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The company was founded in August 2000, originally located in Paris, at 57 Boulevard de la Villette, in a former zeppelin factory dating from the 1880s.

In June 2010, the company was bought by Rakuten,[1] the largest Japanese e-commerce site. The company moved in January 2012 to the former department store "Au Reaumur" in central Paris. In May 2014, four years after the acquisition by Rakuten, Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet and Pierre Krings [fr] announced that they were leaving their positions as CEO and COO of Rakuten Europe and general director of PriceMinister. Olivier Mathiot, co-founder and former director of marketing and communications, was promoted to CEO of PriceMinister.

In late 2018, the site was rebranded as Rakuten and then transferred to the Rakuten domain.[2] That year Fabien Versavau became CEO.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wauters, Robin. "Rakuten to acquire France's PriceMinister for approximately €200 million". TechCrunch.
  2. ^ Internet Archive Wayback Machine 2018
  3. ^ "Fabien Versavau, nouveau patron de Rakuten France - Stratégies"
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