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{{Short description|American online motorcycle gear retailer}}
{{infobox company
| name = RevZilla
| logo = RevZilla-Social-Icon-500px.jpg
|logo_size = 140px
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = E-commerce, motor sports
| founded = {{start date and age|2007|11}}
| founders = {{unbulleted list| Nick Auger,| Anthony Bucci| Matthew Kull}}
| hq_location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
|brands=Reax
| num_employees = 450
| parent = Comoto Holdings
| num_employees_year =  2014<ref name=philly2>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Revzilla-will-take-over-Destination-building-at-Navy-Yard.html|title=Revzilla adds larger building at Navy Yard|date=February 18, 2014|author=Joseph N. DiStefano|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|www.revzilla.com}}
}}
'''RevZilla''' is an online motorcycle gear retailer based in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], United States.<ref name=philly>{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-12-11/business/35728614_1_customer-service-product-line-black-box|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416122359/http://articles.philly.com/2012-12-11/business/35728614_1_customer-service-product-line-black-box|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 16, 2013|title=Diane Mastrull: RevZilla.com is bringing motorcycle gear to the Navy Yard|date=December 11, 2012|author=Diane Mastrull|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name=entrepreneur>{{cite web|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226148#|title=10 Questions to Ask When Creating Your Company's YouTube Channel|date=March 25, 2013|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name=bizjournals2>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/print-edition/2014/04/25/like-drums-guitar-and-lead-singer-in-a-killer-e.html|title=Like drums, guitar and lead singer in a killer e-com rock band|date=April 25, 2014|author=Dell Poncet|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref> The company sells motorcycle gear, parts and accessories and was founded in 2007.<ref name=bizjournals>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/print-edition/2010/10/22/revzilla-nets-bikers-with-gear-on-web.html|title=RevZilla nets bikers with gear on Web|date=October 22, 2010|author=Peter Key|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name=internetretailer>{{cite web|url=https://www.internetretailer.com/2010/09/23/revzilla-reaches-out-motorcycle-riders-personalization|title=RevZilla reaches out to motorcycle riders with personalization|date=September 23, 2010|author=Thad Reuter|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref>  In 2016, the company merged with [[Cycle Gear]] under the conglomerate [[Comoto Holdings Inc.]].  Four years later the group acquired two more companies Rever and  [[J&P Cycles]].  Each company functions independently as a sister company.<ref name="merger5">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150108005088/en/J.-W.-Childs-Associates-Acquires-Cycle-Gear|title=JW Childs Associates Acquires Cycle Gear|author=Staff Writers|date=January 8, 2015|publisher=Businesswire|location=San Francisco, California|access-date= March 9, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20211203174508/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150108005088/en/J.-W.-Childs-Associates-Acquires-Cycle-Gear|archive-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>  In 2017, RevZilla launched its own motorcycle appeal brand call Reax.<ref name="reax">{{cite web|url=https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/reax-motorcycle-gear-revzilla/#google_vignette|title=RevZilla Launches Its Own Motorcycle Apparel Line|author=Jensen Beeler|date=March 28, 2018|publisher=Asphalt & Rubber|location=Portland, Oregon|access-date= March 11, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231203165936/https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/reax-motorcycle-gear-revzilla/#google_vignette|archive-date=December 3, 2023}}</ref>
==History==
In November 2007, Nick Auger, Anthony Bucci and Matthew Kull founded RevZilla with an investment of less than $30,000.<ref name=bizjournals/> Together they established RevZilla as an online retailer because of their experience in e-commerce and web development.<ref name=dealernews>{{cite web|url=http://www.dealernews.com/dealernews/article/revzilla-looks-bring-zappos-style-service-powersports-e-tailing|title=RevZilla looks to bring Zappos-style service to powersports e-tailing|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name=key>{{cite web|url=http://www.keystoneedge.com/innovationnews/revzilla1119.aspx|title=Three friends rev up motorcycle market with e-commerce horsepower|date=November 19, 2009|accessdate=April 15, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415131024/http://www.keystoneedge.com/innovationnews/revzilla1119.aspx|archivedate=April 15, 2015}}</ref>
At the time, the company had a small store in [[Queen Village, Philadelphia]].<ref name=bizjournals/> In 2008, RevZilla moved its headquarters and store to a warehouse in south Philadelphia.<ref name=technical>{{cite web|url=http://technical.ly/philly/2012/04/16/e-commerce-companies-staffing-up-across-philadelphia/|title=E-commerce companies staffing up across Philadelphia|date=April 16, 2012|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref>
In 2010, the company had more than $10 million in annual revenue.<ref name=technical/> RevZilla had $20 million in total sales the following year.<ref name=drexel>{{cite web|url=http://drexelmagazine.org/2014/03/2014-forty-under-forty/|title=2014 Forty Under Forty|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref> In 2012, the company doubled in size by adding 25 people to its team and had a revenue of $20 million.<ref name=technical/> The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce named RevZilla "Emerging Business of the Year" for 2012.<ref name=gpcc>{{cite web|url=http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/ea/past-winners|title=33rd Annual Excellence Awards|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref> The company also opened a warehouse in [[Las Vegas]], Nevada and more than tripled its size in 2018.<ref name=drexel/> RevZilla moved its headquarters to the [[Philadelphia Naval Shipyard]] in 2013, with a showroom, warehouse and distribution center at the same location.<ref name=bizjournals3>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/real-estate/2014/02/60-new-jobs-to-navy-yard.html|title=60 new jobs to Navy Yard|date=February 21, 2014|author=Natalie Kostelni|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref>
The Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technology named RevZilla "IT Innovator of the Year" in May 2014.<ref name=technology2>{{cite web|url=http://technical.ly/philly/2014/05/13/revzilla-pact-enterprise-award/|title=RevZilla wins IT Innovator of the Year: PACT’s Enterprise Awards|date=May 13, 2014|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref> By the end of 2014, the company employed 140.<ref name=philly2/><ref name=philly3>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/workplaces/296614071.html|title=A great workplace is not all fun and games – but they sure help!|date=March 17, 2015|author=Mark Spencer|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref>
==Description==
RevZilla operates an [[e-commerce]] platform that has apparel, accessories and parts for two, three and four-wheeled [[motorcycle sport]] vehicles such as dirt bikes, [[All-terrain vehicle|ATVs]], sport bikes, and street bikes.<ref name=mix>{{cite web|url=http://mixergy.com/interviews/anthony-bucci-revzilla-interview/|title=RevZilla: The Legal Way To Deal With A Patent Troll – with Anthony Bucci|date=April 8, 2013|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref> The company's online store was mentioned in the ''Chicago Tribune'' as a recommended cycle website by readers and referred to as the "Zappos of motorcycle gear."<ref name=technical/><ref name=chitrib>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/01/21/a-niche-to-scratch-auto-enthusiasts-sound-off-on-their-favorite-web-sites/|title=A niche to scratch: Auto enthusiasts sound off on their favorite Web sites|date=January 21, 2011|author=Leslie Mann|access-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref>
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==External links==
*[http://www.revzilla.com Official website]
[[Category:Companies based in Philadelphia]]
[[Category:American companies established in 2007]]
[[Category:Retail companies established in 2007]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2007]]
[[Category:Online retailers of the United States]]
[[Category:Automotive part retailers of the United States]]