Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,604,530 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

AtYourOffice.com Announces Redesigned Web Site On Anniversary of First Successful Year.


ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15 1999--

Visitors, Revenue Exceed Expectations in Competition

against Mega-Rivals

New Web Site Includes 'Electronic Stockroom' to Help Small Business

Owners Save Time, Space and Money

Online office supply retailer AtYourOffice.com, prospering against industry giants in a fiercely competitive field, today announced that it has redesigned its Web site and enhanced services to small business in a move to expand its share of the burgeoning online office supply market.

"We've had a great first year, with steady growth in traffic, and revenues that have consistently exceeded projections," said Tom Graham For the American football player, see .
Tom Graham (born Thomas Alexander Graham , 8 January 1980) is a British actor. Born in Nottingham, his mother is Irish and his father Scottish. He read Psychology at Manchester University.
, founder and president of AtYourOffice.com. "But there is no time to rest on our laurels. Our success has resulted largely from our unique, laser-like focus on the small office/home office See SOHO.  niche.

"We will stay ahead of the curve by making changes to constantly increase the value of AtYourOffice.com to our valued customers," he said.

Graham said AtYourOffice.com has succeeded in winning customers in the face of competition from deep-pocketed rivals such as Staples and Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying,  by investing in cost-effective, highly targeted affiliate marketing Affiliate marketing is a method of promoting web businesses (merchants/advertisers) in which an affiliate (publisher) is rewarded for every visitor, subscriber, customer, and/or sale provided through his/her efforts.  programs and promotional alliances to drive small business traffic to the site.

Shoppers can link to AtYourOffice.com from sites such as the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
  • American Association (19th century), active from 1882 to 1891.
  • American Association (20th century), active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997.
 of Home-Based Businesses. America Online See AOL. , Lycos and Netscape's Netcenter promote AtYourOffice.com both in their shopping pages and as a valuable resource for busy executives. A listing on Microsoft's MSN Shopping MSN Shopping is a member site of the MSN portal. MSN Shopping today is an online comparison shopping site. It aggregates millions of product offers from thousands of retailers. MSN Shopping allows users to search or browse for products.  page is a booming driver of qualified traffic to the AtYourOffice.com site.

In addition to familiar supplies and services - the largest selection of office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work").  on the Internet; a best price guarantee; plus discounted services such as car rentals, phone service, and association memberships not available elsewhere - the revamped site will offer customers virtual supply closets.

This innovation will allow customers to complete bulk purchases, then request inventory shipments on an as-needed basis.

AtYourOffice.com will continue to offer free, next-day shipping on orders over $25, and the convenience of desktop shopping to the more than eight million small businesses scattered throughout the contiguous United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. .

The SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent.  market currently accounts for $43 billion or 34% of the total office products market. International Data Corporation estimates small business spending on the Internet will grow from $4 billion to $63 billion in next three years, and AtYourOffice.com is positioned to take advantage of this market.

E-commerce experts note that 41 percent of small businesses are connected to the Internet, and 32 percent have made purchases online. Fifty-three percent of small businesses are expected to be connected to the Internet by 2001.

AtYourOffice.com staff, which has grown from two at the start of the year to nearly 15 today, includes technologists, small office/home office consultants, and executives with years of experience in purchasing and relationship marketing. AtYourOffice.com staff are all dedicated to making business life easier for the estimated 28 million SOHO workers who are helping drive the thriving U.S. economy.

To find out more about AtYourOffice.com visit our Web site at http://www.atyouroffice.com.
COPYRIGHT 1999 Business Wire
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 1999, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Business Wire
Date:Sep 15, 1999
Words:511
Previous Article:Razorfish to Redesign Careerpath.com.
Next Article:Diamond Multimedia Ships PC Industry's First USB Home Networking Product With Cross-platform Support.



Related Articles
Forget the millenium... the future is www.now.
Putting Users First.
Eighty Years of Leadership.
Project will fortify UO campus' heart.
ET cetera.
BEEF looks back over 40 years and goes forward with new look.
Agriculture online offers new tools for producers, marketers.
10 tips to a successful website redesign: web professionals who have "been there, done that" share some pointers.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles