Global Industrial Launches Updated B2B E-Commerce Destination
November 05 2009 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Global Industrial, a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE:
SYX) today announced the launch of its completely updated B2B
e-commerce hub at www.Globalindustrial.com. The new site features
over 100,000 industrial products and an array of new features
designed to make the online shopping experience as efficient as
possible for its business customers.
The Global Industrial site includes over 100,000 products of
various categories, such as material handling equipment, office
furniture and supplies, maintenance and packing supplies, plumbing
and janitorial products, and a huge selection of storage and
shelving solutions. With better search functions, customers can now
narrow their search, to more efficiently and quickly find their
desired product.
The site also includes a number of new features. Customers can
compare products and easily access detailed product information and
reviews. The checkout process has been completely re-built to be
more user-friendly, and accounts can be managed online with ease.
Customers have the ability to change their account settings, track
orders, administer all billing and payments in one place, retrieve
quote details, and effortlessly export purchase reports in multiple
formats, among other features.
Richard Leeds, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Systemax,
commented, “The launch of the improved Global Industrial B2B
E-Commerce destination broadens our capabilities as an e-Commerce
retailer in the industrial space. The site offers over 100,000
products in a huge number of categories, which we are rapidly
expanding. Our customers have expressed a desire for a convenient
and fast way to purchase products and manage accounts for their
industrial needs. The enhanced site, with added features such as
smarter search options to quickly find the right product, coupled
with easy online account management, does just that.”
About Global Industrial
Global Industrial (http://www.globalindustrial.com) is a direct
marketer of material handling equipment, shelves, forklifts,
furniture, and other industrial equipment and supplies through a
variety of sales channels, including the enhanced e-Commerce web
site. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Systemax Inc.
(http://www.systemax.com), a Fortune 1000 company, that sells
personal computers, computer supplies, consumer electronics and
industrial products through a system of branded e-Commerce web
sites, retail stores, relationship marketers and direct mail
catalogs in North America and Europe.
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 “Risk Factors” and the Forward Looking
Statements sections contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for a more
detailed explanation of the inherent limitations in such
forward-looking statements.
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