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CafePress, Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
Nasdaq: PRSS
IndustryE-commerce
Founded1999; 27 years ago (1999)
FoundersFred Durham
Maheesh Jain
Headquarters
Louisville, Kentucky
,
United States
Key people
Fred Durham (CEO)
ProductsCustom products
ParentPlanetArt
CafePress.com
Type of site
Online shopping
Available inEnglish language
OwnerCafePress, Inc.
RegistrationRequired to buy and sell
Launched1999; 27 years ago (1999)

CafePress, Inc. is an American online retailer of a wide range of consumer items, including clothing, home decor, drinkware, stationery, gifts, and user-customized on-demand items. The company was founded in San Mateo, California, but is now headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, where its production facility is also located. In 2001, CafePress.com won the People's Voice Webby Award in the Commerce category.

Business model

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Logo used until 2008.

CafePress.com sells T-shirts, bags, mugs, wall clocks, calendars, and a myriad of other products.[1] Customers can upload their own graphics design, logo, or text, which will be added to the product by the company. CafePress.com also offers print-on-demand services for wall art and stationery. The site also allows users to have a virtual CafePress "shop", including an online storefront and website hosting, order management, fulfillment, payment processing, and customer service.

History

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CafePress, Inc. was founded as a privately owned company in 1999 by Fred Durham and Mahesh Jain.[2][3]

In July 2008, CafePress acquired the specialist photographic art printing business Imagekind,[4][failed verification] and in September 2010 further acquired photo-to-canvas company Canvas On Demand to add to their family of brands.

In June 2011, CafePress filed with the SEC to raise up to $80 million in an initial public offering.[5]

On March 29, 2012, CafePress debuted at $19/share on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol PRSS. The stock hit an intraday high of $22.69/share.[6]

On April 30, 2012, CafePress announced that it would move its corporate headquarters from San Mateo, California, to its production facilities in Louisville, Kentucky, at a cost of $16.5 million. Louisville and the state of Kentucky had offered incentives as high as $10 million for the move, up to $1 million per year for ten years.[7]

On September 28, 2018, Snapfish agreed to acquire CafePress for approximately $25 million, purchasing all outstanding CafePress stock for $1.48 per share in cash.[8] The buyout was completed in November of that year.[9] Company founder Fred Durham left the company when the buyout was complete.[10]

In February 2019, CafePress suffered a data breach. The exposed data included 23 million unique email addresses, with some records also containing names, physical addresses, phone numbers, and security question/answer pairs. Over 180,000 records contained Social Security numbers. A 2022 FTC complaint alleged that CafePress was negligent in its security practices and failed to promptly notify customers after it became aware of this breach, and instead waited until security researchers disclosed it publicly.[11][12] CafePress was ordered to pay US$500,000 after the 2019 data breach.[13] The Federal Trade Commission announced the settlement and along with payment to those affected,[14] must report its security measures to a third party.[15]

On September 1, 2020, PlanetArt acquired CafePress from Shutterfly's business unit, Snapfish, a San Francisco–based company.[16] Part of this transaction included CafePress changing its name to Residual Pumpkin Entity, but it still operates CafePress branded websites as such.[17][18]

As of October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated payments totaling over $370,000 to consumers adversely affected by the data security lapses of CafePress.[19]

Brands

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CafePress, Inc. has its flagship brand, CafePress.com. CafePress, Inc. also partners with other businesses to provide licensed content on their site, and power online custom shops for large companies, such as ABC, Urban Outfitters and Peanuts Worldwide.

References

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  1. ↑ Schofield, Jack (18 August 2008). "Cafepress: Get your customised badges, tops and thongs here". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  2. ↑ "CafePressInc. » About Us". Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  3. ↑ "CafePress Inc. » About Us » Team". Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. ↑ "Print on demand shirt". Reuters. 8 July 2008. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  5. ↑ "Form S-1 Registration Statement - CafePress, Inc". Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Mendonca, Jochelle (29 March 2012). Eluvangal, Sreejiraj (ed.). "Online retailer Cafepress soars on market debut". Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Owens, Jeremy C. (2012-04-30). "San Mateo's CafePress moving headquarters to Louisville, Ky". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  8. ↑ Weaver, Bridgett (2018-09-28). "CafePress finds a buyer". Louisville Business First. Archived from the original on 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  9. ↑ WDRB (2018-11-09). "Louisville-based CafePress acquired by Snapfish in San Francisco". Archived from the original on 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2022-03-21..
  10. ↑ Weaver, Bridgett (12 November 2018). "CafePress CEO departs company he founded". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  11. ↑ Cloudentity (2019-08-15). "2019 CafePress breach exposes 23 million users... What did we learn?". Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  12. ↑ Federal Trade Commission (2022-03-15). "FTC Takes Action Against CafePress for Data Breach Cover Up" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  13. ↑ Winder, Davey. "CafePress Hacked, 23M Accounts Compromised. Is Yours One Of Them?". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  14. ↑ "FTC Announces Proposed Settlement with CafePress over Alleged Data Breach Cover Up". Hunton. 2022-03-24. Archived from the original on 2026-04-20. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  15. ↑ Deppen, Laurel (25 March 2022). "CafePress ordered to pay $500,000 after security breach". Loiusville Business First. Archived from the original on 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  16. ↑ "Louisville-based CafePress being bought by San Francisco company". WDRB. 2024-07-01. Archived from the original on 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  17. ↑ Chen, I-Chun (2 September 2020). "PlanetArt buys CafePress from Shutterfly's Snapfish to gain new photo products". bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "United States of America Before the Federal Trade Commission" (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
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