.grocery
| Status: | Proposed |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Commerce |
| Priority #: | 867 - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
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.grocery is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.
Current Applicant[edit | edit source]
Previous Applicant[edit | edit source]
Safeway withdrew its application for .grocery in September 2014 along with the other three New TLDs the company had applied for; .vons, .justforu and .safeway.[2]
GAC Early Warnings[edit | edit source]
Both applications were issued a GAC Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair, Heather Dryden. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.[3]
The warning states that the applicant is "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string .. that relates to a broad market sector," which Ms. Dryden notes could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Grocery Status, ICANN.org
- ↑ Safeway Pulls All Four New gTLD Apps DomainIncite by Kevin Murphy; Retrieved 30 Sept 2014
- ↑ GAC Early Warning, NewgTLDS.ICANN.org Retrieved 25 Nov 2012
- ↑ Grocery AU, GACweb.ICANN.org Retrieved 25 Nov 2012