QVC, Inc.
Overview
The phones are ringing off the hook at television home shopping company QVC. QVC (its name stands for "quality, value, and convenience") offers about 1,150 items each week to TV-tied shopping addicts. Merchandise includes apparel, cosmetics, electronics, housewares, jewelry, and toys. It broadcasts 24 hours a day; viewers call in their orders to one of its three US call centers. If you can't find what you're shopping for on the tube, it also sells online, through mobile apps, and through six outlet stores. The company has shopping channels in Germany, Japan, Italy, and the UK. QVC is a subsidiary of shopping and travel site operator Liberty Interactive (formerly
Key Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for QVC, Inc.
| Company Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for QVC, Inc.
| Chairman Emeritus | Joseph M. Segel (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| President and CEO | Michael A. (Mike) George |
| COO | Meade Rudasill |
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