Alliance Entertainment to Provide QVC.com With Fulfillment, Distribution and Content Services; Alliance to Serve as Primary Provider of CDs, Cassettes, VHS and DVDs for QVC.com.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)--Feb. 4, 2002 Alliance Entertainment Corp. today announced that the company will serve as the primary provider of CDs, cassettes, 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. and DVDs for QVC's online division, QVC QVC Quality Value Convenience QVC Question Valid Command .com. QVC currently utilizes CommerceHub's ProductMaster(TM), which will now include Alliance's product database, to support QVC.com's music and video retail categories. In addition, CommerceHub, a leading provider of hosted supplier integration and order management services for multi-channel retailers, will provide QVC with supplier management tools and manage order communication with Alliance. "We are extremely pleased to work with QVC.com, a brand whose name is widely recognized in most American homes today," 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. "We look forward to helping with the enhancement of the QVC.com shopping experience." "QVC.com is dedicated to providing the best online shopping experience for its customers," said Steve Hamlin, vice president of operations, QVC.com. "Online consumers enjoy a fun, safe and easy shopping environment at QVC.com, and now, with Alliance's assistance, we will also be able to offer them a greater selection of product." About Alliance Entertainment Alliance Entertainment Corp. (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 (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 (www.allmusic.com), movies (www.allmovie.com), and games (www.allgame.com). About QVC QVC, Inc., a $3.8 billion company, is an e-commerce leader, marketing a wide variety of brand name products in such categories as home furnishings, licensed products, fashion, beauty, electronics and fine jewelry. QVC reaches over 80 million homes in the United States. Other divisions/subsidiaries include QVC.com, Q Direct, QVC Publishing, Q Records and Video, QVC @, QVC Local, QVC ProductWorks and Pioneer Studios. The QVC Studio Tour is located at the company's world headquarters in West Chester, PA. |
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