SYX Systemax Inc

TigerDirect.com, the website of multi-channel retailer TigerDirect, Inc. (a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE:SYX)), experienced the largest increase of visits year over year of all multi-category computer and electronics websites according to Nielsen//NetRatings. "TigerDirect.com led the group with an 82% increase...from a year earlier," reported Internet Retailer Magazine, for the month of July 2005. "TigerDirect continues to gain consumer confidence and additional market share with our customer-first policies," says Tiger's CEO Gilbert Fiorentino. "We are the first in the industry to put our money where our mouth is when it comes to making sure our customers are well taken care of," he continues. "For example, Tiger is the first in the industry to provide a 'Rebate Guarantee' for our customers." The TigerDirect rebate guarantee is available on most rebates, allowing customers to file a claim with TigerDirect if they do not receive payment for a Manufacturer rebate and have kept the proper documentation. Upon receipt and confirmation of the submitted materials, Tiger pays the customer for the unpaid rebate. Customers have become frustrated with unpaid rebates so TigerDirect created this program to help instill more confidence in its customers that they will get the deal they were promised. "The rebate guarantee is just one example of how we go beyond the competition to serve our customers," said Mr. Fiorentino. "We have been working for years creating the preeminent authoritative website on the products we sell so that our customers have all their questions answered without having to leave our site. And when our customers have questions, our knowledgeable agents are here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week staffing our toll-free sales and customer service lines." TigerDirect offers computer and electronics products through various sales channels, including online at http://www.TigerDirect.com, through the TigerDirect catalog distributed to over 2 million homes monthly, Business-to-Business sales, Direct Response through television-based infomercials and television shopping channels, and the TigerOutlet Retail Stores. TigerDirect started offering software products in 1987 and has evolved into a top-10 multi-channel retailer. "Consumers and businesses alike can continue to count on TigerDirect for unparalleled service and value everyday," adds Fiorentino. About TigerDirect TigerDirect, http://www.tigerdirect.com, (a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE:SYX)) is part of an integrated system of branded e-commerce web sites, direct mail catalogs, and relationship marketing companies selling private-label and name-brand PC hardware, related computer products and industrial products to consumers and businesses in North America and Europe with 2004 annual sales of $1.92 billion. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company's performance. These statements are based on management's estimates, assumptions and projections and are not guarantees of future performance. The Company assumes no obligation to update these statements. Actual results may differ materially from results expressed or implied in these statements as the result of risks, uncertainties and other factors including, but not limited to: (a) unanticipated variations in sales volume, (b) economic conditions and exchange rates, (c) actions by competitors, (d) the continuation of key vendor relationships, (e) the ability to maintain satisfactory loan agreements with lenders, (f) risks associated with the delivery of merchandise to customers utilizing common carriers, (g) the operation of the Company's management information systems, and (h) unanticipated legal and administrative proceedings. Please refer to the Forward Looking Statements section contained in Item 7 of Systemax Inc.'s Form 10-K for a more detailed explanation of the inherent limitations in such forward-looking statements.