Nextag opens International Headquarters in Ireland
Nextag, Inc., the largest independent comparison shopping company and part of the Wize Commerce Shopping Network, is setting up its new international headquarters in Drogheda, Ireland. The announcement was made by IDA Ireland and Fergus O’Dowd, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources and Environment. Nextag currently operates web sites in nine countries across the globe, in some of the fastest growing e-commerce markets. 7 November 2012
Irish Building Magazine was informed that Nextag is currently recruiting staff from the local region to work at the headquarters in Drogheda, just 40 miles north of Dublin and home to a dynamic and growing talent base of technology and e-commerce professionals.
Making the announcement, Minister of State, Fergus O’Dowd said: “Today’s announcement that Nextag Inc is establishing its international headquarters in Drogheda with the creation of a number of internet commerce related jobs is another vote of confidence for the area and great news for Ireland. With the support of the IDA, we are proving to be the perfect place for US-based technology companies to locate their International operations”.
The investment is supported by the Irish Government Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland, the Government agency responsible for the attraction and development of foreign investment in Ireland.
“We have experienced tremendous growth in our International business in recent years, and our headquarters in Ireland will play a vital role in our future growth, not just in Europe, but throughout the rest of the world,” saidDerek Yung, SVP of Finance and Corporate Development. “Locating in Drogheda provides us a great opportunity to recruit from the strong local talent base.”
Welcoming this announcement, Barry O’Leary, CEO of IDA Ireland said, “Nextag Inc’s decision to set up their International Headquarters in Drogheda will help grow their brand internationally as the key resource for online consumers. Nextag Inc’s announcement is a further endorsement of IDA’s strategy ‘Horizon 2020’ – to attract investment from the employment intensive services sector and for multinational businesses to internationalise from Ireland. This is excellent news for the entire North-East region which has the opportunity to benefit from this investment by Nextag.”
IDA Ireland understands the company will create up to 125 positions over the next 5 years.
Nextag is part of a growing network of shopping sites around the world operated by Wize Commerce a global leader in online monetization and traffic acquisition technology to support e-commerce.
About Nextag, Inc.
Expert deal-hunters since 1999, Nextag is the ultimate resource for online shoppers, offering a fun, reliable and expansive browsing experience for everything from electronics, to home and garden, to fashion and more. Our best-in-class technology and proven expertise ensure that all of our 40 million + monthly customers find the products, price and information they need, when and where they need them.
The Company operates comparison shopping sites in the US (www.nextag.com), Australia (www.nextag.com.au), Canada (www.nextag.ca), France (www.nextag.fr), Germany (www.nextag.de), Italy (www.nextag.it), Japan (www.nextag.co.jp), Spain (www.nextag.es) and the UK (www.nextag.co.uk). The Company’s network of shopping sites also include an event ticketing site (www.fansnap.com), travel comparison site (www.nextravel.com) and unique shopping sites in Germany (www.guenstiger.de andwww.preissuchmaschine.de ) Nextag has been named one of the 50 Best Websites 2008 by TIME magazine, and listed in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500/Fast 50, Red Herring Top 100, San Francisco Business Times Fast 100, and the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal Fast 50.
About Wize Commerce™
Wize Commerce is a global leader in online monetization and traffic acquisition technology. For over a decade we have been helping clients drive more revenue into their online and offline businesses using optimization technologies that operate on a massive scale. We own and operate Nextag, guenstiger.de, and FanSnap as the Wize Commerce Shopping Network, all of which utilize our integrated Monetization and Campaign Management suites. Wize Commerce currently drives over $1.4 billion in worldwide sales through its online shopping network and partner sites for many of the world’s largest and fastest-growing e-commerce companies. Wize Commerce is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with offices in Chicago, Tokyo, Hamburg and Gurgaon, India. For more information please visit www.wizecommerce.com