Increasing Product Categories with 70,000 New SKUs Added since
January 2011
Offers New Mobile Based Services and Enhanced Customer Support
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Global Industrial Canada, a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX),
announced that its recently launched B2B web site for Canadian customers
at www.GlobalIndustrial.ca
now offers more than 325,000 industrial products ranging from industrial
fasteners to material handling equipment to plumbing supplies.
The e-Commerce site is modeled off of the successful Global Industrial (www.GlobalIndustrial.com)
site in the United States, offering essentially the same SKU count and
features that were designed to make the online shopping experience as
efficient as possible. The site is user-friendly and transparent for
Canadian customers, offering all products in Canadian currency, quoting
freight charges to Canada and providing liaison services between
customers and customs.
The 325,000 products offered on both the U.S. and Canada sites, a 70,000
SKU increase from January 2011, are within numerous product categories,
such as material handling equipment, office furniture and supplies,
maintenance and packing supplies, electrical and janitorial products,
and a broad selection of storage and shelving solutions. Most recently,
the motors, plumbing, tools and food services categories were expanded.
A fasteners line, including screws, bolts and nuts, is the newest
product category and was added in February 2011. As new product
categories and SKUs are added, they will be available on both the U.S.
and Canadian sites.
Richard Leeds, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Systemax,
commented, “The launch of the Global Industrial B2B Canadian e-Commerce
site enables us to improve the service to and overall experience of our
Canadian customers through a more tailored and streamlined site,
mirroring the successful functionality of our U.S. site. We have
addressed the inconveniences that our Canadian customers were
encountering, such as managing customs or recalculating items into local
currency, which will directly enhance customer satisfaction. With the
new site, Canadian customers can now purchase products and manage
accounts online through an interface that is designed to meet their
specific needs and offers increased customer support and services.”
Additionally, Global Industrial is now offering a number of new services
to better assist customers, including an improved mobile site, an iPhone
application and the use of Quick Response Codes. The mobile site offers
improved navigation and functionality, with features that make it easier
to place orders and access account information through mobile devices.
The new iPhone application enables customers to take a photo of a
product or ask a question and automatically send it to the Global
Industrial research team. In response, the customer will receive current
prices and a selection of similar products offered by the Company.
Furthermore, Global Industrial is now using Quick Response Codes in
their catalogs to aid customers in their search for specific products.
Using a Quick Response application, customers can use their smartphone
to send a photograph of a code for a specific product featured in a
Global Industrial catalog. As a result, the Quick Response application
links the customer to more information about that particular product,
including latest prices and specials, detailed specifications and
information about similar or complementary products.
About Global Industrial
Global Industrial (http://www.globalindustrial.com)
and Global Industrial Canada (http://www.globalindustrial.ca)
are direct marketers 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
companies are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Systemax Inc. (http://www.systemax.com).
About Systemax Inc.
Systemax Inc. (http://www.systemax.com),
a Fortune 1000 company, sells personal computers, computer components
and 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. The
primary brands are TigerDirect, CompUSA, Circuit City, MISCO, WStore and
Global Industrial.
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.
Source: Global Industrial Canada
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