Chicago Midtown & Vernon Hills Mark Fourth & Fifth Store Locations
in the State, 42 Total Stores in North America
Stores Offer Retail 2.0 Experience and New TigerConnect Mobile
Store-Within-A-Store
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TigerDirect®, a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX), today announced
the grand opening of two new Illinois stores: Chicago
Midtown and Vernon
Hills. The TigerDirect locations fully integrate the Company’s
powerful shopping experience, Retail 2.0®, which combines the best of
brick-and-mortar and online shopping, in addition to TigerConnect™
centers that provide a full suite of mobile specialty offerings.
“Reflecting our ongoing momentum, TigerDirect is extremely pleased to
have established a growing footprint in the Midwest region,” said Robert
Leeds, Vice Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Technology Products
Group, of Systemax Inc. “The Chicago Midtown and Vernon Hills stores are
well positioned to accommodate the consumer electronics needs of
shoppers throughout the Chicago metro area, providing them with access
to our incredible deals and vast product selection. Moreover, we’re
offering them the chance to experience a completely new approach to
retail shopping with Retail 2.0 and TigerConnect centers that give
customers the added convenience of a veritable wireless store in our
showrooms."
The grand openings are scheduled to take place on Friday, April 29th
and Saturday, April 30th, with the festivities continuing for
two subsequent Fridays and Saturdays. The events will feature several
opportunities for local shoppers, including in-store giveaways, special
offers and more. Additionally, the special offers will extend to all
Chicago-area stores, including the Hoffman
Estates, Naperville
and Orland
Park CompUSA powered by TigerDirect.com stores.
The Chicago Midtown store is located at 2500 North Elston Avenue and
features 33,000 square feet of one-stop shopping conveniences. The
Vernon Hills store is located at 551 North Milwaukee and features a
25,000 square retail store, as well as a separate 8,000 square foot
business-to-business call center. The Company is expected to hire
approximately 70 full- and part-time local-area employees across both
retail store locations and about 80 business-to-business call center
agents. For more details, such as contact information and hours of
operation, please visit http://www.tigerdirect.com/retailstores/compusaStores/index.asp.
Both stores are Retail 2.0-enabled, empowering shoppers with the
unlimited information-gathering potential of the Internet by making
every screen throughout the store, from laptops to desktops to HDTVs, a
fully-accessible web portal. With one mouse click, consumers can access
a plethora of product information, including specs, customer reviews,
price comparisons, compatible products and accessories, photos and
videos to make fully informed purchasing decisions. Retail 2.0 also
includes custom information for each individual store, such as how many
of a specific item is in stock at a location and at neighboring stores.
Moreover, each retail store is being outfitted with all-new TigerConnect
centers – a dedicated 500 square feet area access to the latest wireless
phones, devices and accessories, in addition to a variety of service
plans. Stocked with post-paid carrier phones, pre-paid phones, unlocked
phones and phone accessories, as well as tablets and netbooks, the
store-within-a-store is already attracting customers with its well-known
product and service offerings, as well as its knowledgeable sales force.
TigerConnect centers are now serving three Illinois store locations –
Chicago Midtown, Vernon Hills and Orland Park.
About TigerDirect
TigerDirect (http://www.tigerdirect.com)
serves the needs of both personal and business computer users, selling
consumer electronics, computers, digital media technology and
peripherals via catalog, business to business, and Internet channels.
TigerDirect is a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX).
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.
Source: TigerDirect
Contact:
Systemax Technology North America
Lonny Paul
305-415-2601
[email protected]
or
Brainerd
Communicators, Inc.
Dianne Pascarella / Nancy Zakhary
212-986-6667
[email protected]
/ [email protected]