Appliance Zone Named 39th to the Prestigious Inc 500 List

CORYDON, Ind., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Appliance Zone, one of the fastest growing online retailers of major household appliance parts announced today that the company was named to the prestigious Inc 500 list as the overall 39th fastest growing company in the U.S. with a whopping 5,535% growth rate over the past three years.

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Appliance Zone was also ranked #3 in the overall total Retail industry.

Established in 2006 with only a $1,000 investment, Appliance Zone continues to grab more market share with an unrelenting goal to become the #1 appliance parts retailer in the world.

Jim Allen founder and CEO of Appliance Zone broke the news to the employees of Appliance Zone on Tuesday that the company made the Inc 500 list, not only in the top 500 but with an incredible overall ranking of 39th the employees were extremely excited that we achieved such an incredible feat in such a short amount of time.

Jim jokingly commented that he and his wife promised each other a vacation after the results were released but have now put that on hold since the company did not receive the #1 spot, Jim says we won't settle for anything less than #1 "this has always been our goal"

Appliance Zone continues to look for new ways to serve their customers with better service and to continue offering the lowest prices on the internet for Appliance Parts, last year Appliance Zone unveiled a unique tool on their website, "The Competitor Price Checker" this feature instantly allows the customer to enter a part number or sku number and it checks all the top competitors pricing against Appliance Zone's price, this unique tool is a huge benefit to our customers and will ensure the best price possible, Jim noted that the feedback from the price checker has always been, "our customers love it, but our competitors hate it".

Jim Allen also has a passion for racing and recently Appliance Zone announced that they formed a partnership with a national touring racing series, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Racing Series. Appliance Zone and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series have put together a unique program called "The ApplianceZone.com / Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Driver Development Program." This program will offer a National Sponsorship to one of five drivers participating in the program worth $70,000 for the 2011 racing season.

"This contest is one of a kind in the motorsports industry and has drawn a lot of attention and definitely has increased the excitement level up a few notches on the national touring series this year," stated Jim Allen. You can get more information related to this contest by visiting www.ApplianceZoneRacing.com or www.LucasDirt.com.

About Appliance Zone: Incorporated in 2008, ApplianceZone.com is a leading online retailer of appliance parts and accessories to do-it-yourself homeowners. It was created by CEO, Jim Allen, an experienced appliance repair technician and appliance retailer, and his family (including wife and children, all of whom are personally involved in the day-to-day operation of the business). ApplianceZone.com offers over 485,000 products and is the only online appliance parts retailer to include a price checker feature that instantly checks ApplianceZone.com pricing versus competitors. Appliance Zone served nearly 200,000 different households in 2009 and has enjoyed significant growth during every year of operation. To learn more about Appliance Zone their company, visit their home page at www.appliancezone.com and the racing website at www.appliancezoneracing.com.

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