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Generic top-level domain
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.store is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) of the Domain Name System (DNS) used in the Internet. It was the first domain extension to be launched specifically for ecommerce.".Store Passes 500+ Sunrise Registrations With 5 Days to Go" The Domains. Retrieved 2020-02-10."Your domain name as a marketing tool" Emerce. Retrieved 2020-02-10."Goodbye, .Com, Hello, .Inc: The Rise of Premium TLDs" Inc.. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
History
The .store domain was initially thought of in 1997 by the International Ad Hoc Committee (IAHC).New Internet endings approved https://books.google.com/books?id=CsVEAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&article_id=2565,530326 30 November 2025 Daily Union Associated Press 177 9 April 1997 2 en In 2012, ICANN announced it would be expanding the range of domain extensions to further organize the internet with new TLD's being requested by multiple parties.https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/06/google-wants-lol-and-other-stories-from-the-internet-land-rush-of-12/258462/ Google Wants '.LOL' and Other Stories From the Internet Land Rush of '12 Garber Megan 2012-06-13 The Atlantic en-US 2019-10-23 Seven companies including Radix, Google, Amazon, Uniregistry,"Here Are The 54 New gTLD's That Frank Schilling's Uniregistry Applied For" The Domains. Retrieved 2020-02-10. Donuts (Sand Dale, LLC), Dot Store Group LLC, and Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. filed applications for this TLD.
The .store TLD was launched in June 2016. It is currently owned and operated by Radix, founded by Bhavin Turakhia.https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/332209 4 Lessons From an Entrepreneur Who Became a Self-Made Billionaire Before Turning 40 Priestley Daniel 2019-04-16 Entrepreneur en 2019-10-23http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2017/dailyposts/20171120.htm Radix Excited About Attention New Companies Built on Their TLDs Received at Web Summit 2017 www.dnjournal.com 2019-10-23http://www.forbesindia.com/article/india-rich-list-2018/turakhia-brothers-getting-it-right-time-after-time/51701/1 Turakhia brothers: Getting it right, time after time Forbes India en 2019-10-23
Usage
This gTLD is used by an array of websites in the ecommerce sector"7 small business SEO tactics that you can do in-house" GoDaddy. Retrieved 2020-02-10. with companies like Hanes,"Hanes spends about $30,000 to buy T-Shirts.store" DNW. Retrieved 2020-02-10. Emirates, Amazon, Apple, Nike and the luxury brand Jimmy Choo having purchased or launched sites that use the extension. The .store TLD is also used by performance artists such as Khalid, Foster The People, and Lorde as well as in the sports sector including NBA teams,"A Comprehensive .STORE Domains Review" Ecommerce Platforms. Retrieved 2020-02-10. F1, PSG, and Stipe Miocic for ecommerce and selling merchandise.
References
External links
.store Domains Official site
.store on Radix
.store on ICANNWiki
Category:Internet properties established in 2016
Category:Generic top-level domains