Pants Store Crosses $5M in Live Selling GMV on CommentSold

Success underscores growth in the U.S. live selling market, powered by innovative technology platforms like CommentSold

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CommentSold, the leading commercial live selling platform in the U.S. with $3.5B+ in lifetime GMV, announced a significant milestone by Pants Store, an iconic Southern small business that embraced live selling with CommentSold in 2018. Pants Store crossed $5M+ in lifetime live selling GMV, a compelling example of how small businesses are gaining significant benefits from video commerce.

Retailers like Pants Store are the catalyst and foundation behind live selling growth in the U.S. While many consider live-selling to be primarily a ‘creator’ led initiative, CommentSold is constantly innovating to provide everyday retailers across the U.S. with the latest technology, support, and proven live selling tips and tricks to help these small businesses scale and build a significant presence.

“Pants Store started our CommentSold journey in 2018, wanting to get into the online retail space. Over time we gained a large following, which allowed us to grow our inventory and our team into what it is today. We did not know how big we would get or how loyal our customers would be, but we have been overwhelmed by all the support and success we have had. We are excited to keep growing with CommentSold and see what the future holds,” said Maggie Carter, E-Commerce Specialist of Pants Store.

“We’re thrilled to see shops like Pants Store reach a significant milestone like this. The biggest barrier to retailers adopting live selling is actually knowing how to maximize its value for their business. We know live selling. We are here for our retailers every step of the way, providing them with a prescription for success in addition to the best live-selling platform in the U.S.,” said Gautam Goswami, CEO of CommentSold.

The live video commerce market is projected to hit $57 billion in the U.S. by 2025 and will only continue to grow, with Millennial and Gen-Z shoppers adopting this as their primary format to discover and purchase new products. Retailers like Pants Store have unlocked access to this new demographic with CommentSold’s engaging live selling tools and multiple social media multicasting integrations.

About Pants Store

Pants Store was founded by Mr. Taylor Gee in 1950 in downtown Leeds, AL. Taylor Gee started as a pant jobber in 1950 and would drive the Southeast selling his pants to retailers. Customers started shopping at his warehouse in Leeds and milling through his pant bins for pants, and named it “The Pants Store.” Pants Store covers a wide variety of industrial clothing brands, women’s apparel, shoes, and accessories. The Pants Store today is still run by the Gee family.

For more information, please visit pantsstore.com.

​​About CommentSold

CommentSold is the North American leader in live selling technology (ranked by G2), enabling over 7,000 small to mid-sized retailers with live-selling tools, generating 147M+ items sold with $3.5B+ in lifetime GMV. CommentSold’s technology continues to provide small businesses and mid-sized brands and retailers with best-in-class solutions for delivering engaging live video commerce experiences. Recent innovations from the company include their lightweight video commerce plugin technology, Videeo, which gives any retailer or brand the ability to embed and go live with engaging, branded live video commerce experiences within days by easily integrating into their existing e-commerce stack.

For more information, please visit CommentSold.com or Videeo.live.