SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- O.co (also known as Overstock.com, Inc., NASDAQ: OSTK), today announced the launch date of its Choose Your Room $10,000 Makeover Contest in partnership with celebrity designer Angelo Surmelis. To learn more visit www.o.co.
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To enter, customers will be asked to submit a short YouTube video of the room that they would like to make over, including a 360-degree view of the room and a brief explanation on why they are the most deserving candidate for the room makeover. The winner will be selected according to official contest rules. To submit your video visit www.o.co/angelo.
"We wanted to give our customers the chance to win a room makeover to help us celebrate our 12th anniversary," said O.co CEO Patrick Byrne. "Without them we could not have achieved this milestone."
O.co will also be offering a chance to win a $2,500 Birthday Party through its Facebook page. Fans can upload their "best birthday photo" via the "Birthday" tab on O.co's Facebook page. O.co will select the "Top 10" birthday photos, and fans will be able to vote for the final winner. The winner will receive a birthday party hosted by O.co (up to $2,500) or choose $3,000 of in store credit. To enter visit www.facebook.com/Odotco.
Overstock.com was launched in October 1999. Its annual revenue has grown from $1.8 million in 1999 to $1.2 billion in 2010. Overstock.com announced its evolution into O.co in June 2011. Its offerings have grown to include cars, vacations and insurance. O.co will continue to evolve as the online retailer's brand in the coming months.
"Our customers associate 'O' with Overstock.com, which made the transition to O.co seamless. As a Savings Engine, this is the next step in adding more visibility to our new url," said Byrne.
About O.co (also known as Overstock.com) O.co, also known as Overstock.com, is Your Savings Engine offering brand-name products. The company offers its customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering its suppliers an alternative inventory distribution channel. O.co, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System and can be found online at http://www.overstock.com and http://www.o.co. O.co regularly posts information about the company and other related matters on its website under the heading "Investor Relations."
Overstock.com® is a registered trademark of Overstock.com, Inc. O.co(TM) and Your Savings Engine(TM) are trademarks of Overstock.com, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the contests' components, duration and contest rules. Our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, or any amendments thereto, and our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections, estimates or forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Overstock.com, Inc.
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