Webvan

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dot-com_Bubble
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Home_Grocer
gptkbp:advertising Kathy Korman
gptkbp:business_model online grocery shopping
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Sequoia_Capital
gptkbp:ceo gptkb:George_Shaheen
gptkbp:closing_date gptkb:2001
gptkbp:competitors Peapod
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:2000
gptkbp:customer_base millions
gptkbp:customer_support 24/7 support
gptkbp:discontinued gptkb:2001
gptkbp:economic_impact influenced online grocery shopping
gptkbp:employees over 4,000
gptkbp:feedback high expectations
gptkbp:financial_products gptkb:2001
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1996
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Louis_Borders
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Webvan
gptkbp:industry e-commerce
gptkbp:investment $500 million
gptkbp:ipo gptkb:1999
gptkbp:legacy pioneered online grocery delivery
gptkbp:logistics last-mile delivery
gptkbp:marketing_strategy television commercials
aggressive expansion
targeting affluent neighborhoods
gptkbp:partnership gptkb:beer
gptkb:Kroger
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:1999
$1.2 billion
gptkbp:revenue delivery fees
gptkbp:services gptkb:1999
gptkb:2001
grocery delivery
B2 C (business to consumer)
gptkbp:shipping_options same-day delivery
home delivery
multiple cities in the U. S.
gptkbp:strategic_importance overexpansion
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Amazon_Fresh
gptkbp:target_market busy urban consumers
gptkbp:technology automated warehouses
gptkbp:website gptkb:webvan.com