What is "shopnow"

ShopNow is a local shopping directory provider founded in 2009 based in San Carlos, California. The ShopNow service lists consumer retail stores for all locations in the United States via branded 'ShopNow' mobile applications offered for the Apple iPhone and Google Android mobile platforms. ShopNow LLC was granted registered trademark status on the term 'SHOPNOW' by the US Patent and Trademark office on 2/2/2010.

In the late 1990s, 'ShopNow' was associated with a different company and website, prior to that company changing its company name to Network Commerce, then later discontinuing operations of the shopnow.com site in 2001.