Worried About Whether That Gift Will Arrive in Time? Krillion Helps Consumers With Local "Where to Buy" Advice on Last-Minute Holiday Gifts
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[December 10, 2007]

Worried About Whether That Gift Will Arrive in Time? Krillion Helps Consumers With Local "Where to Buy" Advice on Last-Minute Holiday Gifts

(Market Wire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, December 10 / MARKET WIRE/ --

With shipping deadlines looming -- there
are only twelve days left to ship for delivery of holiday gifts by the 24th
-- those consumers who tend to procrastinate can now turn to Krillion(TM)
(www.krillion.com) for the low-down on where to buy the hottest holiday
products locally. At Krillion(TM), holiday shoppers can check stock
availability at a local store and order last-minute gifts for immediate
pick-up. Krillion connects shoppers searching for gifts on the web with
local retailers that have the product in stock right now.

Starting today, Krillion has added new product details for all the latest
cameras, camcorders and game consoles. Krillion aggregates product
information from the top ten leading retailers, including Best Buy, Circuit
City, Radio Shack and Wal-Mart, representing more than 80 percent of all
appliance and consumer electronics retailers in the United States.

Getting to Krillion is easy. Consumers can find Krillion's comprehensive
price comparison and local in-store availability information for
appliances, cameras, camcorders, game consoles and HDTVs either through
their searches of products on major search engines or by visiting
Krillion.com directly.

"As holiday season shipping deadlines approach, a large proportion of gifts
will be bought online and picked up locally. Krillion is the only
centralized, online guide for consumers who need a product now," said Joel
Toledano, co-founder and CEO of Krillion. "Many shoppers this season will
use the web to research what to buy at their local retailers. Krillion
helps them locate the best price at a local retailer, where they can see
it, hold it and pick it up today."

At Krillion consumers are able to:

-- Specify a local shopping radius and then filter and select search
results by type, brand, price, and other features
-- Compare local prices and see which retailers have it in-store for
immediate pick-up with Krillion's StockCheck(TM) feature.
-- Get up-to-date expert advice and reviews with the Krillion buying
guides.


About Krillion

Krillion is how Web-savvy consumers compare and connect with local
retailers. Krillion applies local search expertise and the Web's largest
aggregated database of product, location and in-stock availability
information to answer the question: "where can I buy it now and pick it up
today?" Krillion works with leading search engines, manufacturers,
publishers and retailers to offer ready-to-buy shoppers access to
Krillion's data wherever they research products online. Krillion's
technology -- the patent-pending Krillion Localization Engine(TM);
localized search results that include thousands of products in over 40,000
U.S. locations; and unique, real-time StockCheck(TM) tool -- transforms the
Web-to-store purchase process and drives in-store traffic and sales.
Krillion was founded in February 2006 and is funded by Hummer Winblad
Venture Partners.

Krillion(TM) and Krillion Localization Engine(TM) and Krillion
StockCheck(TM) are trademarks of Krillion Inc. All other product names and
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:
Tim Cox
ZingPREmail Contact
650-369-7784

Copyright 2007 Market Wire, Incorporated

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