Integrated North American E-Commerce Solution by PFSweb Yields Early Success for Roots
September 12 2006 - 8:03AM
Business Wire
PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFSW), a global provider of integrated
business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, announced today the
successful implementation of its integrated, e-commerce platform
for Roots, Canada's leading athletic lifestyle brand. Roots offer a
wide range of quality apparel, premium leather goods and
accessories for men, women and children of all ages. In May, PFSweb
announced that it would be extending its American turnkey
e-commerce platform to Canada, including web-hosting, e-commerce
technology, turnkey order management, payment processing and fraud
prevention, brand-centric fulfillment, high-touch customer care,
freight management programs and logistics. Thus far, the platform
has yielded success by helping meet the needs of Roots' Canadian
and U.S. customers. The online success of Roots is in part, due to
the expanded relationship between PFSweb and its e-commerce
platform, which has provided Roots customers an expanded online
product catalogue. Customers shortly will be able to preview new
colors, and order additional sizes and clothing styles online. This
more closely mirrors the inventory of their top retail stores and
minimizes freight costs in addition to many more enhancements that
are scheduled in the near future. "With PFSweb's comprehensive
e-commerce solution, we can provide shoppers a multi-channel
shopping experience," said Michael Budman, Co-Founder of Roots.
"Shoppers can go online and purchase or go online and browse to
purchase merchandise later in our brick-and-mortar stores. The new
face and functionality of our website are a great asset to the
Roots brand." "We have been entrusted with expanding the Roots
brand in their home market of Canada," said Mark Layton, CEO of
PFSweb. "We've been a part of their U.S. online presence for many
years and are excited to bring our experience to the Canadian
market to offer a best of breed, multi-channel experience for
Canadian Roots customers." About Roots Canada Ltd. Established in
Toronto in 1973 by Co-Founders Michael Budman and Don Green, Roots
is Canada's leading athletic lifestyle brand, offering a wide range
of clothing, leather goods and accessories for men and women of all
ages. Roots is proudly associated with the Olympic Games and has
become renowned for outfitting the teams of Canada, the United
States, Great Britain and Barbados. The privately-held company
operates nearly 150 branded stores, including more than 125 in
Canada, 5 in the United States and 18 in Taiwan. Roots products are
also sold by independent retailers and department stores around the
world. To find out more about Roots Canada Ltd., visit
www.roots.com. About PFSweb, Inc. PFSweb develops and deploys
integrated business infrastructure solutions and fulfillment
services for Fortune 1000, Global 2000 and brand name companies,
including third party logistics, call center support and e-commerce
services. The company serves a multitude of industries and company
types, including such clients as Adaptec, CHiA'SSO, FLAVIA(R)
Beverage Systems, Hewlett-Packard, International Business Machines,
Nokia, Pfizer, Inc., Raytheon Aircraft Company, Rene Furterer USA,
Roots Canada Ltd., The Smithsonian Institution and Xerox. Through
its wholly owned eCOST.com subsidiary, PFSweb also serves as a
leading multi-category online discount retailer of high-quality
new, "close-out" and refurbished brand-name merchandise for
consumers and small business buyers. The eCOST.com brand markets
more than 100,000 different products from leading manufacturers
such as Apple, Canon, Citizen, Denon, Hewlett-Packard, Nikon,
Onkyo, Seiko, Sony, and Toshiba primarily over the Internet and
through direct marketing. For more information on PFSweb (NASDAQ:
PFSW) or eCOST.com, please visit the company's websites at
http://www.pfsweb.com and http://www.ecost.com. The matters
discussed herein consist of forward-looking information under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is subject to
and involves risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking information.
PFSweb's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2005 identifies certain factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those projected in any forward looking
statements made and investors are advised to review the Annual
Report and the Risk Factors described therein. PFSweb undertakes no
obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement for any
reason, even if new information becomes available or other events
occur in the future. There may be additional risks that we do not
currently view as material or that are not presently known.
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