Hattons and Ehattons - Whats the difference?

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See below, and make your own conclusions! HTH.

Domain Name: ehattons.co.uk

Registrant: Richard Gray

Registrant's Address:

THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS ELECTED TO HAVE THEIR ADDRESS OMITTED FROM THE WHOIS DATABASE

Registrant's Agent: Mr Richard Mathew Gray [Tag = GRAY]

Relevant Dates: Registered on: 26-Feb-2005 Renewal Date: 26-Feb-2007 Last updated: 16-Sep-2005

Registration Status: Registered until renewal date.

Name servers listed in order: ns1.fastpark.net 206.130.11.197 ns2.fastpark.net 68.179.33.17

WHOIS database last updated at 22:00:01 04-Dec-2005 ===============

Domain Name: hattons.co.uk

Registrant: Hattons Models Trading As: Hattons Models

Registrant's Address: 180 Smithdown Road Liverpool L15 3JS GB

Registrant's Agent: Fasthosts Internet Ltd [Tag = FASTHOSTS]

Relevant Dates: Registered on: 05-May-1999 Renewal Date: 05-May-2007 Last updated: 05-Apr-2005

Registration Status: Registered until renewal date.

Name servers listed in order: ns3.webcontrolcenter.com 216.119.106.4 ns4.webcontrolcenter.com 216.119.102.5

WHOIS database last updated at 22:00:01 04-Dec-2005

I think the original idea was that the "ehattons" site uses less bandwidth hungry pictures & hence faster to use.

snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote: snip

I thought ehattons was database driven based on current inventory whilst .co.uk was front shop only.

Chris

Thanks to Jerry who actually answered the question for me.

The issue was what is the difference between ehattons.com which is obviously the shop website and ehattons.com which at first sight could be associated with Hattons but actually has some links on it that seem to be drawing you towards taking up a career as a model.

Jerry's response has indeed highlighted that ehattons.co.uk is nothing to do with the Hatton's shop websites.

Jerry: as an aside (and off list if you wish), could you tell me where you went to glean the info you posted? Obviously it was to one of these on-line registration databases, and I really think its about time I found out how to do this for myself. Thanks.

Elliott

Actually Jerry, please ignore previous request. I have just re-googled with a couple of typos removed from the search string and I have now found the whois site.

Dohhh.....

"Elliott Cowton" wrote

That may be the case BUT Hattons are Hattons are eHattons. All the same company.

John.

ehattons.com is the trading site for hattons, not ehattons.co.uk. Shows that it always pays to register all versions of your stores url.

It's not practical, there are almost infinite variations of any particular url, eHattons.org, eHattons.net, eHattons.nu, etc, etc. There's probably even a eHatto.ns somewhere in the world.

(kim)

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Very true, BUT, any UK business should try and obtain those that are or could be thought as UK business suffixes (ie. .com .co.uk .net), most people would be surprised if a UK *based* business was to use a .ca suffix for example so there would be little risk in not owning it IYSWIM.

Hatton's has photos and mini-bios of all their staff, including students on work experience, at

- Richard Davies is 5th on the list, and appears to be the "brains" behind the websites and order tracking system. If you order from Hatton's on the net, you get a series of e-mails confirming your order, charges to your credit card and package dispatch. Each one has a link to the staff member involved. I think this adds a nice personal touch to a large business.

Some people were suspicious when Richard first posted in this group seeking input, but I think it was a smart move to take into account the customers' needs and desires. Too many businesses don't.

He just packed some of my items for Xmas this week! They have a dedicated IT specialist who answers and updates the website now, it seems Richard is the development man now.

Alan