Marine Depot Earns 2016 Bizrate Circle of Excellence

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Oct. 10, 2016 - PRLog -- Bizrate® Insights, a Time Inc. company and one of the largest sources of consumer-generated reviews of online retailers in the United States, this week announced that MarineDepot.com was a winner in its 17th annual Bizrate Circle of Excellence Awards. The awards recognize retailers that received outstanding online customer satisfaction scores throughout a one-year period, as rated by millions of verified online buyers.

This is the fifth time that Marine Depot has been awarded this prestigious designation.

The 2016 Bizrate Circle of Excellence Award was earned by only 208 online retailers, representing the top 5.8% of retailers in North America utilizing the Bizrate survey.

In 2016, over 3,600 online retailers in North America were considered for the award. Winners continuously obtained feedback from their customers throughout the award year and received ratings that are statistically significantly above the Bizrate Insights North America Network average. The ratings are from direct feedback, collected at the point-of-sale and after the delivery of goods, from customers concerning seven key satisfaction indicators:

1. Overall Satisfaction at the point-of-sale
2. Product Selection on the website
3. Ease of Finding Products on the website
4. Repurchase Intent (from the same retailer) after the order is received
5. Product Met Expectations, collected after the order is received
6. On-time Delivery of the order
7. Customer Support assistance

For the complete list of winners, visit http://www.bizrate.com/boutique/2016circleofexcellence.html.

"We are proud to honor online retailers whose consistent commitment to the customer shows in the feedback they receive from customers," said Scott Macon, President of Bizrate Insights. "Companies who commit to satisfaction indicators like the ones used to guide the Bizrate Circle of Excellence Award® increase traffic, and ultimately sales, as they build a more loyal customer base. We love working with these companies and are thrilled to recognize them."

"At Marine Depot, we value the voice of the customer and have used and appreciated Bizrate Insights' affordable access to it for over 11 years," said Dan Yoon, Customer Support Manager at MarineDepot.com. "We work hard to keep our customers happy and are incredibly proud of earning a Bizrate Circle of Excellence Award. We plan to showcase this Award to bring confidence to new shoppers and show them that customer service is high priority for Marine Depot."

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About Marine Depot:

MarineDepot.com is the world's #1 supplier of marine and reef aquarium supplies. The one-stop online shop was founded in 1998 and has shipped over a million orders to hobbyists around the world in their 18 years of business. Marine Depot is renowned for their enormous product selection, award-winning customer support and same-day shipping. The company employs 45 full- and part-time employees in their Garden Grove, CA headquarters. Marine Depot was included in the Inc. 500|5000 List of Fastest Growing Businesses in 2011, is a Google Trusted Store, 3-time Top 500 Internet Retailer and a 5-time BizRate Circle of Excellence winner.

About Bizrate® Insights:

With over 25 million surveys collected annually from over 4,500 retailers worldwide, Bizrate Insights is one of the largest sources of verified customer-generated seller ratings and reviews, helping both retailers and consumers make informed decisions. Bizrate Insights' core solutions cover online and mobile visitors, online and mobile buyers, as well as retail store buyers. These core solutions are free, allowing retailers of all sizes to build best-in-class customer experiences, gain competitive intelligence, and attract more qualified traffic from top search engines.

About Time Inc.:

Time Inc. is one of the world's leading media companies, with a monthly global print audience of over 120 million and worldwide digital properties that attract more than 150 million visitors each month, including over 60 websites. Our influential brands include People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, Time, Real Simple and Southern Living, as well as more than 50 diverse titles in the United Kingdom.