{"id":3052,"date":"2013-02-01T08:39:14","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T13:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.domainandtrademark.com\/?p=3052"},"modified":"2019-08-09T08:54:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T12:54:58","slug":"chocolate-com-put-up-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/chocolate-com-put-up-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate.com put up for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/domain-name-management.html\">domain name<\/a> Chocolate.com is up for sale.<\/p>\n<p>It was purchased by the Internet Real Estate Group in 2004, but the company has now decided to cash in on its appeal.<\/p>\n<p>The website is currently the largest online marketplace for fine chocolates and has 250 vendors and over 5,000 products listed on the site.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Miller, Chocolate.com&#8217;s managing director, said &#8220;It is the global equivalent of the best address on Madison Avenue, Rodeo Drive or\u00a0Champs-Elysees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There is likely to be a lot of interest in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/domain-name-management.html\">domain<\/a>, as it represents a prime marketing opportunity for any firm in the confectionery business.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Tillmanns, who is handling the sale, said the word chocolate is global as it is understood everywhere, which means interest is likely to be worldwide as well.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Mr Tillmanns thinks this could be one of the last big pieces of virtual real estate to come onto the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The domain name Chocolate.com is up for sale. 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