Urban Brands Selects PFSweb to Support Marianne and Ashley Stewart Online Stores
January 08 2008 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFSW), a global provider of web commerce
solutions for leading online retailers and manufacturers, today
announced it has been selected by Urban Brands, a leading specialty
apparel retailer and owner of the Ashley Stewart and Marianne chain
of women's clothiers, to support its online stores. PFSweb will
implement high-touch customer care and order fulfillment solutions
for both brands as part of Urban Brands� new web commerce strategy,
extending a growing brick & mortar presence to reach online
shoppers. The implementation for this solution is scheduled for
completion during the second quarter of 2008. PFSweb will leverage
its advanced material handling systems and web commerce enabled
warehouse management and order management applications to provide a
comprehensive web commerce fulfillment solution for both the Ashley
Stewart and Marianne brands. PFSweb will also provide
custom-tailored fashion and apparel customer care services for
these two brands from the PFSweb Plano, TX customer contact center.
As part of the engagement with Urban Brands, PFSweb will tightly
integrate its technology platform with the Urban Brands web
commerce application using the advanced web services provided by
the PFSweb Entente Integration Suite. Ashley Stewart is the leading
women's specialty retailer in Urban America, which operates over
215 stores throughout the United States and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. Marianne is a leading women�s specialty retailer targeting
Latino women, which operates over 70 stores located throughout
Latin urban areas in Miami, Los Angeles and Texas, Puerto Rico and
the U.S. Virgin Islands. �We are excited to partner with PFSweb on
our new e-commerce strategy, which will provide the Ashley Stewart
and Marianne clothing lines an online presence,� stated Jonas
Shapiro, Director of e-Commerce for Urban Brands. �We selected
PFSweb based on their proven experience and ability to implement
direct-to-consumer supply chain solutions. PFSweb is working
closely with us to ensure a seamless shopping experience for
customers between our physical and online stores.� Mike Willoughby,
President of PFSweb�s services division, stated, �Our new client
agreement with Urban Brands further entrenches us within the
rapidly growing area of fashion and apparel e-retailing. We look
forward to working with Urban Brands and supporting their new web
commerce initiative as we help them harness the favorable online
trends seen in the apparel industry. We are honored to be selected
by Urban Brands and we believe the Ashley Stewart and Marianne
brands are a great addition to our growing portfolio of world-class
direct-to-consumer brand clients.� Known as �the brand behind the
brand,� PFSweb provides end-to-end web commerce solutions including
professional services, technology, customer care and supply chain
solutions that are custom tailored to unique client requirements.
PFSweb fulfills more than $2.6 billion annually in merchandise and
transactions from world-class distribution centers in; Southaven,
Miss.; Memphis, Tenn.; Grapevine, Texas; Toronto, Canada; and
Liege, Belgium. 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 LEGO, Riverbed, Fathead, CHiA�SSO,
MARS Drinks North America (formerly FLAVIA� Beverage Systems),
Hewlett-Packard, International Business Machines, Hawker Beechcraft
Corp. (formerly Raytheon Aircraft Company), Rene Furterer USA,
Roots Canada Ltd. 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 manufacturer
recertified brand-name technology and consumer electronics for
consumers and small to medium size business buyers. The eCOST.com
brand markets approximately 110,000 different products from leading
manufacturers such as Sony, JVC, Canon, Hewlett-Packard, Denon,
Onkyo, Garmin, Panasonic, Toshiba and Microsoft primarily over the
Internet and through direct marketing. To find out more about
PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFSW), visit the company's websites at
http://www.pfsweb.com and http://www.ecost.com. About Urban Brands
Inc. Urban Brands Inc. is the parent company of Ashley Stewart
Stores and Marianne, leading women's specialty stores across the
United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The matters
discussed herein�include forward-looking information under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which 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,
2006 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007
identify 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 and Quarterly
Reports and the Risk Factors described therein. These Risk Factors
include the risk of contract terminations. 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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