CafePress
online retailer of stock and user-customized on-demand products
CafePress, Inc. is an American online retailer of a wide range of consumer items, including clothing, home decor, drinkware, stationery, gifts, and user-customized on-demand items. The company was founded in San Mateo, California, but is now headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, where its production facility is also located. In 2001, CafePress.com won the People's Voice Webby Award in the Commerce category.
Business model
CafePress.com sells T-shirts, bags, mugs, wall clocks, calendars, and a myriad of other products. Customers can upload their own graphics design, logo, or text, which will be added to the product by the company. CafePress.com also offers print-on-demand services for wall art and stationery. The site also allows users to have a virtual CafePress "shop", including an online storefront and website hosting, order management, fulfillment, payment processing, and customer service.
History
CafePress, Inc. was founded as a privately owned company in 1999 by Fred Durham and Mahesh Jain.
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