Kitchensource.com

Kitchensource.com is an online retailer specializing in furnishings and accessories for the home, with emphasis on the kitchen, the bathroom, cabinet storage & organization and the patio. Operating out of Stratford, Connecticut, the website launched in 1996 and the company now sells over 55,000 products from over 240 brand names to the United States and Canada. [http://www.kitchensource.com/aboutus.]

History

A family-owned company, founded by husband and wife Donal and Bridget Gleeson, natives of Ireland, KitchenSource.com began business in 1996 out of their home in Trumbull, Connecticut. Donal Gleeson worked for over forty years in the kitchen industry designing and installing high-end kitchen and cabinet products in Ireland and the United States.

In 1996, the Gleesons established Kitchen Accessories Unlimited (KitchenSource.com.) For the remainder of that decade, the company focused on selling kitchen and cabinet accessories. After surviving the Dot.com bubble, and as business grew steadily, KitchenSource.com expanded its product offerings to include furnishings and accessories for the entire home, including the bathroom, bedroom and patio.

Products / Brands

Today KitchenSource.com is a Top 500 Online Retail Company and sells over 55,000 products from more than 240 international brands including: Rev-A-Shelf, John Boos, Hafele, Enclume, Catskill, Bush, Knape & Vogt, Broan, Home Styles and Peter Meier. [http://www.kitchensource.com/aboutus.]

Sales / Customer Service

KitchenSource.com fulfills orders through a comprehensive, secure website as well as directly over the phone. Part of the website’s sales model is to offer free shipping on many orders over $100.00, no sales tax and a live customer service team. [http://www.kitchensource.com/]

Featured

KitchenSource.com was featured on two episodes of ABC’s for donating ironing and fireplace accessories [http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/index?pn=afo#t=29739] . The website has also appeared on HGTV.com for "What We Love: Best Pantry Organizers" [http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/ah_organizing_kitchen/article/0,1801,HGTV] and "Countdown to More Space". [http://design.hgtv.com/kitchen/Article_detail.aspx?id=386 ] CNN Money.com noted the website in "Make Room: Space Saving Tips". [http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0708/gallery.neatness_counts.moneymag/5.html]

Other noteworthy mentions include:

Natural Home Magazine: "Sorting Options" [http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/Remodeling-Redecorating/2001-07-01/Sorting-Options.aspx?page=2]

At Home Magazine: "Decked Out" [http://www.stlmagathome.com/]

Internet Retailer.com: "It’s a Full Plate for KitchenSource.com" [http://www.internetretailer.com/internet/marketing-conference/73725-its-full-plate-kitchensourcecom-second-half.html]

Cotton Inc. Website: "Spin Cycle: Consumers Come Full Circle in Laundering With a Little Help From Manufacturers." [http://www.cottoninc.com/lsmarticles/?articleID=490 ]

References / External Links

1. Top 500 Retailer:http://www.internetretailer.com/top500/list.asp

2. Company Profile: http://www.kitchensource.com/aboutus.

3. Main website: http://www.kitchensource.com/

5. ABC’s http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/index? pn=afo#t=29739

6. http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/ah_organizing_kitchen/article/0,1801,HGTV_3136_5616384_04,00.html

7. http://design.hgtv.com/kitchen/Article_detail.aspx?id=386

8. http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0708/gallery.neatness_counts.moneymag/5.html

9. http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/Remodeling-Redecorating/2001-07-01/Sorting-Options.aspx?page=2

10. http://www.stlmagathome.com/

11. http://www.internetretailer.com/internet/marketing-conference/73725-its-full-plate-kitchensourcecom-second-half.html

12. http://www.cottoninc.com/lsmarticles/?articleID=490