Bodybuilding.com
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Bodybuilding.com is an American online retailer/manufacturer of sports supplements and nutritional products. Bodybuilding.com was founded in 1999 in Boise, Idaho
by then 21-year-old CEO Ryan R. DeLuca In July 2006, Milestone Partners acquired a majority interest in Bodybuilding.com for an undisclosed amount. In January 2008, Liberty Media Corporation acquired a controlling stake in Bodybuilding.com. The Wall Street Journal reported the sale was for more than $100 million. Bodybuilding.com is part of the Liberty Interactive unit.
Bodybuilding.com currently employs 235 workers between the Boise headquarters and three warehouses in Idaho
, Florida
and Pennsylvania
. In 2005, Bodybuilding.com was ranked No. 230 on Inc.'s 500, a list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Bodybuilding.com had over 100,000 daily and 3,100,000 monthly unique visitors in November, 2007.
In addition to its namesake website which is an on line store with editorial content and forums related to the bodybuilding
and fitness
industry. Bodybuilding.com also operates Athletes.com, and markets its own line of sports nutrition products under the brand name Higher Power.
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
by then 21-year-old CEO Ryan R. DeLuca In July 2006, Milestone Partners acquired a majority interest in Bodybuilding.com for an undisclosed amount. In January 2008, Liberty Media Corporation acquired a controlling stake in Bodybuilding.com. The Wall Street Journal reported the sale was for more than $100 million. Bodybuilding.com is part of the Liberty Interactive unit.
Bodybuilding.com currently employs 235 workers between the Boise headquarters and three warehouses in Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. In 2005, Bodybuilding.com was ranked No. 230 on Inc.'s 500, a list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Bodybuilding.com had over 100,000 daily and 3,100,000 monthly unique visitors in November, 2007.
In addition to its namesake website which is an on line store with editorial content and forums related to the bodybuilding
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...
and fitness
Physical fitness
Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
industry. Bodybuilding.com also operates Athletes.com, and markets its own line of sports nutrition products under the brand name Higher Power.