On the internet, a price comparison service (also known as shopping comparison or price engine) allows individuals to see different lists of prices for specific products. Most price comparison services do not sell products themselves, but source prices from retailers from whom users can buy. In the UK, these services made between £120m and £140m in revenue in 2005 , and is growing at an annual rate of 30% to 50%.

Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 Shopping
  • 1.2 Services
  • 1.3 Consolidations and acquisitions
• 2 Technology
  • 2.1 Mobile
• 3 Business models
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

History

The internet boom of the late 1990s made price comparison profitable.

Price comparison services were initially implemented as client-side add-ins to the Netscape and Internet explorer browsers, and required that additional software be downloaded and installed. After these initial efforts, comparison shopping migrated to the server so that the service would be accessible to anyone with a browser.

Services are now offered by websites dedicated to price comparison and by major portals such as Yahoo!.

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See also:

• Home: Homemaking: Frugality (72)
• Shopping: Directories (8)

• PriceWatch
  pricewatch.com
  Searches for the lowest prices on computers, computer components, software and electronics.
• Kaboodle
  kaboodle.com
  Shopping community where people recommend and discover new things.
• DVD Price Search
  dvdpricesearch.com
  Compares DVD prices from multiple stores.