YONKERS, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just in time for the holiday shopping season, ShopSmart magazine has published its first annual list of the best shopping sites. The list, which is published in the December 2010 issue ShopSmart, from the publisher of Consumer Reports, is broken down into five categories including Clothing & Accessories, Foodie Stuff, Home Decor & More, Shoes, and Everything Else.
"At ShopSmart, we are constantly scouring the Web for the best shopping sites, whether they offer great bargains, a fantastic selection, or stellar customer service," said Lisa Lee Freeman, editor-in-chief of ShopSmart. "We've looked at thousands of sites, and shopped at plenty of them ourselves. These 40 are our favorites, and they've all been vetted to meet our strict standards."
Every site mentioned within the pages of ShopSmart magazine is evaluated to make sure that it has a posted privacy policy, visible contact information, readily available customer service, and that if they share your information with a third party that customers can opt out. To come up with the final list of ShopSmart's favorite sites all of the editors, designers, art directors and photo editors weighed in with their standout choices.
ShopSmart's Favorite Shopping Sites of 2010
Clothing & accessories
- Anntaylorloft.com
- Anthropologie.com
- Athleta.com
- Bananarepublic.com
- Gilt.com
- Landsend.com
- Like.com
- Titlenine.com
- Urbanoutfitters.com
- Victoriassecret.com
Foodie stuff
- Surlatable.com
- Williams-sonoma.com
Home decor & more
- Allmodern.com
- Areahome.com
- Ballarddesigns.com
- Chiasso.com
- Crateandbarrel.com
- Garnethill.com
- Ikea.com
- Peacockalley.com
- Plowandhearth.com
- Potterybarn.com
- Restorationhardware.com
- Unisonhome.com
- Westelm.com
- Zgallerie.com
Shoes
- 6pm.com
- Endless.com
- Ninewest.com
- Shoesofprey.com
Everything Else
- Alibris.com (books)
- Alice.com (everyday household stuff like paper products)
- Amazon.com
- Apple.com (computers and more)
- Case-mate.com (cellphone cases)
- eBay.com
- Etsy.com (handmade items)
- Petco.com (pets)
- Sephora.com (cosmetics and personal-care products)
- Target.com
About ShopSmart magazine:
Launched in Fall 2006 by Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, ShopSmart draws upon Consumer Reports' celebrated tradition of accepting no advertisements and providing unbiased product reviews. The magazine features product reviews, shopping tips on how to get the most out of products and "best of the best" lists. ShopSmart is ideal for busy shoppers who place a premium on time. ShopSmart has a newsstand price of $4.99 and is available nationwide at major retailers including Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, Borders, Kroger, Safeway and Publix. ShopSmart is available by subscription at www.ShopSmartmag.org.
ShopSmart is now available 10 times a year. Subscribe at www.ShopSmartmag.org
SOURCE ShopSmart Magazine
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