Compete, Inc. Ranks eCOST.com Highest Among E-Commerce Websites for Increased Customer Traffic During the Holiday Season
December 22 2008 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
eCOST.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of PFSweb, Inc. (Nasdaq:
PFSW), and a leading multi-category online discount retailer,
announced today that among e-Commerce websites it was ranked number
one in increased customer traffic for the 2008 Holiday season, as
calculated by Compete, Inc. �eCOST.com continues to experience a
strong uptick in its business-to-consumer web traffic during the
2008 Holiday season. This growth is driven by great bargains
available on items that are in high demand this Christmas,� stated
Gary Guy, President of eCOST.com. �We�ve increased our weekly
Platinum Premium Club Memberships by over 400% and exclusive
closeout merchandise, such as the Nintendo Wii for $99, is often
made available to club members in the Platinum Countdown showcase.
Since Cyber Monday, consumers have flocked to eCOST.com in search
of our �Outrageous Offer� deals on products like High Definition
LCD TV�s, Notebook Computers and the Nintendo� Wii�.� To find a
copy of the report by Compete.com visit:
http://blog.compete.com/2008/12/17/holiday-season-winners-losers-ecost-walgreens-abercrombie-blockbuster/.
About Compete, Inc. Compete, a unit of TNS media, helps the world's
top brands improve their marketing based on the online behavior of
millions of consumers. Leading marketers such as Carlson Hotels
Worldwide, Hyundai Motor America, Upromise, Chrysler, and Verizon
Wireless rely on Compete's services to create effective online
experiences and highly profitable advertising campaigns. Compete's
online behavior database - the largest in the industry - makes the
web as ingrained in marketing as it is in people's lives. Compete
was founded in 2000 and is located in Boston, MA, with offices
throughout the U.S. For more information about us, please visit
http://www.competeinc.com/, or to join the conversation visit
http://www.compete.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 LEGO, Discovery
Commerce, Riverbed, Hewlett-Packard, International Business
Machines, Hawker Beechcraft Corp., 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 merchandise for consumers and small to
medium size business buyers. The eCOST.com brand markets
approximately 200,000 different products from leading manufacturers
such as Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Onkyo, Denon, JVC, Canon, Nikon,
Panasonic, Toshiba, Microsoft, Dyson, Kitchen Aid, Braun, Black
& Decker, Cuisinart, Coleman, and Citizen 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. 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,
2007 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008
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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