Circuit City to Sell Gateway Notebook and Desktop PCs
December 20 2004 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Circuit City to Sell Gateway Notebook and Desktop PCs Gateway
Continues to Expand Retail Distribution With the Availability of
Its PCs at More Than 600 Circuit City Stores IRVINE, Calif., Dec.
20 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to increase the availability of its
award-winning computers, Gateway, Inc. today announced that its PCs
will be offered by leading specialty consumer electronics retailer
Circuit City. Starting next month, Gateway notebook and desktop PCs
will be available at more than 600 Circuit City stores in 160
markets nationwide. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO ) Circuit
city will offer a complete assortment of Gateway notebook and
desktop PCs. Details about the products will be announced in
January when they are available for sale. "Expanding Gateway's
retail distribution was a key part of our strategy for 2004," said
Wayne Inouye, Gateway's president and CEO. "The strong acceptance
of Gateway by top retailers and their customers this year validates
the strength of the brand and its unique value proposition. We are
pleased that Gateway products will be available on the shelves of
Circuit City, one of the nation's largest retailers of PCs and
consumer electronics products." "The introduction of Gateway
products allows Circuit City to offer its customers more choices
when it comes to making a PC purchase decision," said Doug Moore,
senior vice president and general merchandising manager at Circuit
City. "We are excited to add Gateway's well-known, high-quality
brand to our assortment." The fastest growing retail PC company in
the United States(1), Gateway now offers its PCs at leading U.S.
consumer electronics retailers as well as several major retailers
in Japan and Mexico. About Gateway Since its founding in 1985,
Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been a technology
pioneer, offering award-winning PCs and related products to
consumers, businesses, government agencies and schools. After
acquiring eMachines in early 2004, Gateway is now the third largest
PC company in the U.S. and among the top ten worldwide. The
company's value-based eMachines brand is sold exclusively by
leading retailers worldwide, while the premium Gateway line is
available at major retailers, over the web and phone, and through
its direct sales force. See http://www.gateway.com/ for more
information. (1) Data according to The NPD Group, Jan. - Sept.,
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Emard of Gateway, Inc., +1-949-471-7705 Web site:
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