Cyberian Outpost
Cyberian Outpost was an online vendor of discount computer hardware and software that operated the website outpost.com. After its IPO in 1998, it reached a peak market capitalization of $1 billion, but, after the bursting of the dot-com bubble, its stock price fell rapidly and the company was acquired by Fry's Electronics in 2001 for $21 million.
| Industry | E-commerce |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Darryl Peck |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Fry's Electronics |
| Headquarters | Kent, Connecticut |
| Products | Computer hardware & software |
| Revenue | $355 million (2001) |
Number of employees | 300 |
The company received publicity for its controversial advertisements including one in which gerbils were shot out of a cannon, one where wolves attack a high school marching band, and one where children in daycare are being tattooed with "outpost.com" on their foreheads.
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