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CSN Stores’ Chairman Steven Conine Makes Boston’s 40 Under 40 List For 2009 Entrepreneur, Mountain Biker & Woodworker Started Thriving E-Commerce Business With Cornell University Classmate

BOSTON, MA, October 2, 2009 – Steven Conine, 37, co-founder and chairman of CSN Stores LLC (www.csnstores.com), the third-largest online retailer of home furnishings and housewares in the U.S., was honored last night by the Boston Business Journal as one of Boston’s Top 40 Under 40. Conine, who started CSN Stores with Cornell classmate and current CSN Stores CEO Niraj Shah in 2002, is also the company’s Chief Technology Officer.

CSN Stores, a $200+ million company with over 200 boutique sites selling everything from toys, tools, and toasters to furniture, fitness equipment, and flooring, began with just one site, RacksAndStands.com. Seven years and more than 400 employees later, the company now offers unparalleled selection, service and savings to more than seven million visitors each month from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Germany.

"It’s pretty exciting to have created jobs and careers for everyone who’s working with you," said Conine. "And, second to that, it’s fun to provide a service on the Internet that people in several countries are taking advantage of."

When Conine isn’t busy creating a new technology to enhance the online shopping experience or working with Shah to extend their business into another category or country, he’s unwinding as a competitive mountain biker in a far-away race, perhaps in Colorado or even Costa Rica. Or at home, he’s completing another woodworking project – a hobby he’s pursued since age 13.

Conine also sits on the advisory board for the online learning startup, Study Point, and supports several charities, including the American Heart Association, March of Dimes and The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, often through events spearheaded by CSN employees. Conine ran the Boston Marathon as part of the Goodwill Team in 2007.

"It’s gratifying to see that Steve is being recognized for his countless contributions to CSN Stores and the broader Boston community," said Shah. "He’s very talented and has been a great friend and business partner now for 20 years and counting."

Prior to CSN Stores, Conine and Shah co-founded Spinners Incorporated, an IT services firm, selling it to iXL in 1998 and joining that company as senior executives. They went on to be the co-founders of Simplify Mobile, a software company, which they sold in 2001.

CSN Stores is located in The Prudential Center and at 177 Huntington St. in Boston. CSN’s international headquarters is in Galway, Ireland.

About CSN Stores LLC
CSN Stores LLC (www.csnstores.com) began in 2002 and has grown rapidly into a Top 3 online U.S. retailer of home furnishings and housewares, according to the Internet Retailer Magazine, the e-commerce bible. Beyond providing unparalleled selection and customer service to its U.S. customers, CSN Stores has opened its doors to online shoppers from Canada, the U.K. and Germany, as well. Earlier this year, CSN was named to the Hot 100 List of Online Retailers.

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