Another category-generic domain name site from Quidsi.
Amazon.com-owned Quidsi, which has a habit of launching category stores on category specific generic domain names, has launched a pet store at Wag.com.
Over the past few days I’ve been trying to figure out what Amazon was up to as it registered dozens of domain names related to pets that included “Wag” in the name. My guess was a new Amazon-branded product line, but I didn’t think to check the whois record for Wag.com.
Among the domains registered: WagBirdShop.com, WagCatShop.com, WagPamperedPet.com, WagReptiles.com, WagCats.com, and WagPetToys.com.
The store is clearly not just for dog items even though the name conjures up an image of a dog wagging its tail.
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Earlier this year Quidsi, the parent company of Daipers.com, acquired the domain name Soap.com. It looks like it’s getting ready to launch a new site or brand and is sending out a teaser to the press.
Given the success Diapers.com has had with its flagship web site, it makes sense that the company would pick another great category-killer domain for its next brand. Of course, it could just be a brand and not a completely new store.
Soap.com was owned by Atlanta, Georgia-based Hill Manufacturing Co, Inc until earlier this year. On January 13 the domain name was transferred to Quidsi. The company used whois privacy from Network Solutions on the domain, but privacy doesn’t block the name of the owner.
Diapers.com started by selling only diapers, but then expanded into other baby products. It will be interesting to see what it decides to do with this domain.
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