GSI Commerce Client Casual Male Retail Group to Discuss International Expansion at eTail West
Event to also Feature Fiona Dias, GSI EVP and E-Commerce Expert
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Feb. 23, 2009 – GSI Commerce Inc. (Nasdaq: GSIC), a leading provider of e-commerce and multichannel solutions, today announced that Casual Male Retail Group, a men’s specialty retailer and GSI client, will present a keynote presentation, “International Means for Growth in the Current Retail Marketplace,” at 9:10 a.m., MST on February 24, 2009, during the eTail West Conference at the JW Marriott, Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ.
The presentation, given by Dennis Hernreich, executive vice president, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer of the Casual Male Retail Group, will include details on how the company partnered with GSI on the design, development and operations of 12 Web stores to serve Casual Male’s online customer base in six European countries.
Later in the day, e-commerce expert Fiona Dias, executive vice president of partner strategy and marketing for GSI, will participate in a panel discussion titled, “Effectively Allocating Demand Online and Offline to Create a Roadmap for Your Marketing Investment Strategies,” at 12:20 p.m., MST. Panelists will address the changing investment mind-set in tough economic times that’s fueling marketing expenditures shifting from traditional marketing vehicles to online marketing channels like email, paid search, and social media.
Dias, a recognized leader in e-commerce and interactive marketing, is responsible for delivering industry insight, best practices and solutions to grow GSI’s clients’ businesses. She is a veteran retailer and marketer, with prior senior management positions at Circuit City, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, and Pennzoil Quaker State Company.
Attendees are encouraged to stop by GSI’s booth (#70) to learn how the company’s world-class business and technology solutions, including technology, fulfillment, customer care, and interactive marketing, enable successful online retailers to deliver brand-building consumer experiences. GSI and its divisions provide solutions—as part of an integrated plan or on a modular basis—to over 200 clients across more than 20 retail categories and industries such as apparel, baby products, consumer electronics, health and beauty, jewelry, media, pet supplies, sporting goods, travel, and toys. E-Dialog, a proven provider of advanced e-mail marketing services and subsidiary of GSI, will showcase its solutions in booth #71.
About eTail West
This year’s conference provides over 90 speakers and panelists, more than 60 unique sessions, and retailer-specific networking activities each and every day– all delivering valuable insight and information on gathering strategies to fine-tune retail enterprises; driving loyalty and incremental revenue growth with an understanding of consumer demand; and developing an understanding the next fundamental shift in the retail industry which will change the norms of consumer expectations surrounding shopping experiences.
About GSI Commerce
GSI Commerce® (www.gsicommerce.com) is a leading provider of services that enable e-commerce, multichannel retailing and interactive marketing for large, business-to-consumer (b2c) enterprises in the U.S. and internationally. We deliver customized e-commerce solutions through an e-commerce platform, which is comprised of technology, fulfillment and customer care. We offer each of the platform’s components on a modular basis, or as part of an integrated, end-to-end solution. We also offer a full suite of interactive marketing services through two divisions, gsi interactivesm and e-Dialog Inc. (www.e-dialog.com).
Forward-Looking Statements
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