Alliance Entertainment and Tower Records Enter Into Fulfillment Agreement for Online Shopping Site.Business Editors/Entertainment Writers CORAL SPRINGS Coral Springs, city (1990 pop. 79,443), Broward co., SE Fla.; inc. 1963. Largely residential, it is a city that has grown rapidly along with the southern Florida and Fort Lauderdale area. The population of Coral Springs nearly doubled between 1980 and 1990. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2002 Alliance Entertainment Corp. and Tower Records today announced that they have entered into an agreement for fulfillment and distribution services. Alliance will serve as a provider of CDs, cassettes, DVDs, and VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. to Tower Records' online shopping site (http://www.towerrecords.com). Tower Records is the world's largest independent retailer of packaged entertainment software. The retailer launched TowerRecords.com in November 1996, following a 1995 debut on America Online See AOL. . Tower re-launched its website in November 2001 with an emphasis on personalized shopping, easier navigation of its deep selection, and overall simplicity and service. Alliance Entertainment, a leading provider of business-to-business commerce solutions to the home entertainment product marketplace, will provide order processing and fulfillment for audio, video, and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. entertainment products. "We are extremely pleased to partner with Tower Records, one of the leading brick-and-mortar entertainment retailers, in providing services and solutions for their online shipping site," said Eric Weisman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Alliance Entertainment. "Tower is dedicated to providing an exceptional user experience to its customers. With this agreement, we will continue to offer the most convenient, value oriented shopping site with an unsurpassed selection of product," said Mark Bressler, senior vice president of corporate development and managing director of TowerRecords.com. About Alliance Entertainment Alliance Entertainment Corp. (http://www.aent.com) is a leading total solution provider of business-to-business infrastructure services which are essential to transact commerce in the home entertainment product marketplace. Through its Information Services See Information Systems. Group, Alliance offers an extensive product inventory (including CDs, cassettes, DVDs, videos, video games See video game console. and related merchandise), e-commerce fulfillment capabilities and innovative technology and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for today's marketplace. Through its Digital Media Infrastructure Group, Alliance is a leading distributor of digital entertainment through Digital On-Demand (http://www.reddotnet.com). In addition, Alliance is a leading content provider through the All Media Guide (AMG AMG All Music Guide (music website) AMG All Media Guide (group of media websites) AMG All Movie Guide (Movie website) AMG Arzneimittelgesetz (German Law) ) databases. AMG's customers license its e-commerce enabling entertainment databases to support their Internet retailing businesses. AMG is also a developer of proprietary Web Sites for music (http://www.allmusic.com), movies (http://www.allmovie.com), and games (http://www.allgame.com). About Tower Records Since 1960 Tower Records has been recognized and respected throughout the world for its unique brand of retailing. Founded in Sacramento CA, by current Chairman Russ Solomon, the company's growth over four decades has made Tower Records a household name. Tower Records owns and operates 172 stores worldwide with 60 franchise operations in eight countries. The company opened one of the first Internet music stores on America Online in June 1995 and followed a year later with the launch of TowerRecords.com. The site was named "Best Music Commerce site" by Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
Tower Records' commitment to introducing its customers to the latest trends in new product lines is paramount to the organization's retail philosophy. Tower forges ahead with the development of exciting shopping environments, espousing diverse product ranges, artist performance stages, personal electronics departments, and digital centers. Tower Records maintains its commitment to providing the deepest selection of packaged entertainment in the world merchandised in stores that celebrate the unique interests and needs of the local community. |
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