Play.com

Mexico
New York, Chiapas, Mexico

Company profile

Play.com company profile

Play.com is an award-winning retail business that offers its customers a choice of nearly 8 million products, including DVDs, music, musical instruments, video games, books, clothing, sports and outdoors, technology and office, home and garden, health and beauty, toys and gifts, and baby products. The company also offers a huge range of career opportunities from web-designers to financial analysts, and other product buying roles. In 2014, Play.com introduced four new categories such as hobbies and craft, motoring, pets, and groceries, as well as multiple sub-categories, including vinyl, luggage, jewelry, watches, and footwear. Play.com was established in 1998 and is based in the U.K. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of [Rakuten](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/rakuten).

Business identity

Operating status
Closed
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
251-500 employees
Founded
1998-01-01, Year

Headquarters

Country code
MX
Continent
North America

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage
M And A
Founders
3
Articles
8
Closed on
2011-09-21
Exited on
2011-09-21

Founders and investors

Founders

Peter de BourcierRichard GouldingSimon Perree