PRESS RELEASE NOVEMBER 19, 2008:
AYR1.COM AND THE KALEIDOSCOPE PARTNERSHIP FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
The Kaleidoscope Partnership and AYR1.com are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic alliance to further both business' objectives of providing cutting edge internet solutions to retailers and manufacturers in the home industries.
AYR1.com is the world's leading provider of internet solutions to the furniture, appliance and electronics industries. They specialize in website development, email marketing and AdSense campaigns for their retail clients and e-catalog and shared revenue e-commerce solutions for their manufacturing clients.
The Kaleidoscope Partnership specializes in helping home industries retailers and manufacturers drive revenue through social networking , online reputation enhancement services, data mining of website analytics, e-content writing for websites and web related materials and training of sales teams to convert e-based inquires into sales.
By partnering to provide this comprehensive range of services to their clients, both companies seek to add maximum value to their clients' ability to drive revenue from their internet strategies.
Leslie Carothers, The Kaleidoscope Partnership's principal says, " By partnering with AYR1.com, we are now able to offer our clients a total internet solution on a turnkey basis. I selected AYRI.com based on their affordability, their expertise in running over 1200 furniture websites and the quality of the team they have in place to manage and grow their business." "I am very pleased to have such a seasoned team in place to help further the growth of my clients' businesses."
Ron Goswell, CEO of AYR1.com says, " We selected The Kaleidoscope Partnership as our channel integration partner as we believe their experience and knowledge of all segments of the home furnishings industry along with their deep understanding of the internet will add tremendous value to our clients as they seek new ways to drive revenue from their web strategies."
Both companies will be at the High Point Market and available for appointments. To contact The Kaleidoscope Partnership email leslie@tkpartnership.com. To contact AYR1.com, email sritchie@ayr1.com or rgoswell@ayr1.com.
PRESS RELEASE OCTOBER 12, 2008:
AYR1 PARTNERS WITH RESHARE® TO OFFER HOME FURNISHINGS E-COMMERCE SOLUTION
AYR1.COM, a leading eCommerce provider for the home furnishings industry, and Reshare Corporation, a pioneer in Collaborative Channel Commerce® (C3) software, have partnered in a $3 million technology initiative to provide a solution that allows home furnishings manufacturers and importers to sell their products online directly to consumers in partnership with their retailers. As a result, consumers are now able to select and purchase the product they want from a manufacturer’s entire inventory online and choose their preferred retailer for local service, support and delivery.
Although the transaction occurs at the manufacturer’s website, profits attributable to the sale are distributed by Reshare’s patented C3 software, just as if it were an in-store sale. This core structure provides substantial benefits for consumers, retailers, their representatives and the manufacturers when compared to any other Internet sales model. Manufacturers like Caber/Protect-a-Bed, Natura, Howard Miller and Sligh Furniture already utilize Reshare’s C3.
Reshare and AYR1.COM will launch an integrated marketing campaign at High Point Market, the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world, October 20-26, 2008, in High Point, NC, to support the launch.
“Reshare’s patents are truly brilliant. Combined with our robust eCommerce capabilities, manufacturers and retailers are able to collectively sell more products and serve their consumers better .In these difficult economic times. the furniture industry must embrace new more efficient technologies while protecting its current distribution channel,” says Ron Goswell, AYR1.COM CEO.
Adds Adam G. Southam, chief strategic officer of Reshare, “We chose AYR1.COM to offer C3 because of their depth of knowledge, reputation and penetration into the home furnishings market. With thousands of retailers as customers and thousands of ecataloged manufacturers, AYR1 is the ideal partner for Reshare. Our collective commitment to the furniture industry is unrivalled, as is the strength of Reshare’s intellectual property.
Manufacturers need to be wary of the sustainability of any untested vendors that might claim to offer what appears to be a similar solution, but will not be backed by the power of our numerous patents.”
Every day, more consumers are utilizing the Internet in search of solutions and to transact commerce online. Online furniture sales are expected to exceed 18% of GNP by 2010, according to leading analyst Forrester Research. Consumers are demanding a relationship with brands and retailers at the same time. In the past, most furniture manufacturers have been reluctant to sell products direct to consumers or compete directly with their valuable retailers.
AYR1.COM is the only global eCommerce provider licensed by Reshare to offer its patented C3 methodology to the home furnishings industry. No other provider can legitimately, legally or ethically offer C3 to manufacturers in the industry today.
About AYR1.COM: AYR1.COM is the largest retail website solutions provider in the world and the leading developer of retail consumer based web site solutions for the home furnishings industry. They have designed and host thousands of retail websites and thousands of ecatalogs. With thousands of strategic alliances signed with the world's biggest brands in furniture, appliances, lighting, flooring, outdoor power and electronics industry, this Canadian company continues to build on its 10 years in the Internet business. The growing trend of preshopping on the Internet is accelerating ayr1's growth as modern retailers shift their advertising budgets from print, radio, television and yellow pages, into the more flexible virtual showrooms of the Internet. For more information, visit www.ayr1.com or call 800-291-9469.
About Reshare: Reshare® is the leading Collaborative Channel Commerce® (C3) software and strategy company with the only patented channel management Software-as-a-Service that enables manufacturers and brand owners to sell online directly to end users without circumventing valuable channel partners. With over 20 years of online experience across a multitude of industries, Reshare offers software and strategies that resolve channel conflict, guarantee complete brand control and enhance relationships between all channel partners and end users. That translates to increased revenue, market share and profitability. Visit www.reshare.com.
PRESS RELEASE OCTOBER 10, 2008:
SEV RITCHIE JOINS WEB SOLUTIONS COMPANY, AYR1.COM
The world's largest retail Web solutions company, ayr1.com , announced that Sev Ritchie has joined the company as Vice President of Corporate Affairs. Sev is a home furnishings industry veteran, and he brings to ayr1 a wealth of Internet expertise and relationships in the home furnishings industry. He has a solid knowledge of the home furnishings and accessories business dynamic, and has spoken as an expert presenter at many major trade association ,buying group, and performance group events.
He formerly ran FurnitureChannel/FurnitureFan.com which consisted of 78 manufacturers and 780 retail clients. He introduced the first industry wide e-mail marketing program, and has a strong eCatalog background. During his tenure, FurnitureFan.com was the most visited home furnishings website in the world.
Sev Ritchie will be in attendance at Market where he is looking forward to reestablishing all of his old business relationships and developing many more. The ayr1 team of President Len Conlon, CEO Ron Goswell and Vice President Sev Ritchie will be in attendance at several industry events. In addition, you can email Sev at sritchie@ayr1.com to arrange a meeting.
Ayr1 is embarking upon a multifaceted growth strategy as they build on their position of hosting and creating thousands of retail websites, and executing thousands of home furnishings and home appliance strategic relationships with the world's biggest brands. Ayr1 has built their dominance in the Web industry through the use of thousands of ecatalogs residing on a complex database that allows all of their clients to have their manufacturer's catalog directly on their own website. This eliminates the risk of retail customers being linked-out to manufacturer websites where they might be redirected through the dealer locator to other competitors. Just as importantly, the ayr1 system allows consumers to view and research every single product that an individual retailer has access to. This gives the retailer an expansive virtual showroom open 24/7.
All of the ayr1 presentations at High Point will be centered around the reduction in marketing spend for both manufacturers and retailers who are not already clients of ayr1. Sev Ritchie has scheduled many high-level manufacturer meetings to introduce the confidential new series of initiatives from ayr1. In addition, ayr1 will be training 26 new furniture industry representatives to add to their United States and Canadian sales staff.
PRESS RELEASE FEBRUARY 1, 2007:
ALL YOUR RETAIL.COM AND RETAIL WEB SERVICES ANNOUNCE LICENSE AGREEMENT, NEW PRODUCTS SUDBURY ONTARIO CANADA AND PHEONIX ARIZONA USA
AYR1.com a leading developer of retail consumer based web site solutions for the Furniture Industry, and Retailer Web Services a leading provider of E-commerce software solutions for retailers of major household appliance and consumer electronics, today announced a license agreement under which All Your Furniture.com will make use of advanced technology developed by Retailer Web Services to design, host and maintain a new generation of web sites for independent appliance, electronics, furniture and outdoor power retailers.
Under the terms of the agreement, AYR1.com will market, design, support and host web sites for independent appliance, electronics, furniture and outdoor power retailers using technology created by Retailer Web Services.
This agreement will leverage the competitive advantages of these two companies to deliver an innovative suite of products that will allow the independent retailer to compete online.
"This agreement reflects over 20 years of combined experience delivering innovative Internet Solutions," said Len Conlon, All Your Furniture’s president and chief executive officer. "AYR1.com has the potential to reshape the retailing industry by meeting the growing demand of U.S. and Canadian consumers who are currently undeserved by existing Link-Out or Business-Card type web sites."
“We are pleased to be collaborating in this agreement,” said Jim Kane, Retail Web Solution’s president. “This new product offering will allow retailers to service their consumers on the Internet like never before. “
AYR1.com is well-positioned for accelerated growth and to provide unprecedented services to these Industries.
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