Global Sports Signs Marketing Agreement with Microsoft Corporation for Placement on MSN eShop
10.19.2000
GLOBAL SPORTS SIGNS MARKETING AGREEMENT WITH MICROSOFT CORPORATION FOR PLACEMENT ON MSN eSHOP
Leading Sporting Goods Retailers to Occupy Two Tenancies Within the Sports & Outdoors Area on MSN eShop
KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA
GLOBAL SPORTS, INC. (NASDAQ: GSPT), a leading developer and operator of e-commerce sporting goods businesses, announced today that it has signed a marketing agreement with the MSN. network of Internet services to add two of the retailers for which Global Sports develops and operates e-commerce sporting goods Web sites to MSN eShop.
Under the agreement, www.thesportsauthority.com and www.oshmans.com, both developed and operated by Global Sports, will be featured prominently throughout the Sports & Outdoors section of the MSN eShop. These retailers will also enjoy placement in the Featured Items and the Sales & Deals sections of Sports & Outdoors. In addition, certain products available on The Sports Authority.com and Oshman.com will be included in the Gift section of MSN eShop.
Our relationship with MSN.com expands our customer reach to include the over 9 million people who visit the MSN.com site every day,stated Steven Davis, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Global Sports. We are pleased to bring these consumers the broad merchandise selection, easy-to-navigate sites and exceptional customer service that we offer our customers.
We are excited to have Global Sports retailers enrich the Sports and Outdoors section of MSN eShop,said Jed Savage, national sales manager for MSN. Their diverse array of products and deep product information database is a welcome addition and an added benefit for eShop customers.
About Global Sports
Global Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSPT) (www.globalsports.com) is a leading developer and operator of e-commerce sporting goods businesses. Global Sports develops and operates the e-commerce sporting goods businesses of specialty retailers, general merchandisers, Internet companies, and media companies under exclusive long-term agreements. The Company operates the e-commerce sporting goods businesses of www.bluelight.com—the exclusive e-commerce partner for Kmart, www.broadbandsports.com and www.athletesdirect.com, www.buy.com, www.dunhamssports.com, store.foxsports.com, www.mcsports.com, www.oshmans.com, www.qvc.com, www.sportchalet.com, www.sportsrus.com, www.theathletesfoot.com, www.thesportsauthority.com, and store.webmd.com.
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Contact:
Global Sports Contact:
Dana Stein Grosser
Director of Corporate Communications
(610) 491-7000
grosserd@globalsports.com
