Colleges.com Launches the Web's First Nationwide Collegiate Store for Alumni.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2000 Colleges.com, the No. 1 Internet destination for students and alumni, today announced the launch of its online collegiate store. The Colleges.com store is the first online store of its kind, offering a wide variety of emblematic products from hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide! For students and alumni who want to puff up their collegiate pride, the Colleges.com store offers such unique merchandise as inflatable logo chairs, embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. logo pillows and logo birdhouses. Other products to help decorate homes or offices with team spirit include attractive embroidered wall hangings, classic hardwood chairs engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. with college insignias, practical storage products and even a selection of hand painted "helmet" Christmas tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. ornaments for the holiday season. The college store also offers students and alumni the opportunity to buy collegiate logo apparel such as stylish leather and wool varsity jackets and sneaker-style, athletic, logo slippers to keep toes toasty toast·y adj. toast·i·er, toast·i·est Pleasantly warm. ! "There are over 64 million active alumni who are unable to buy collegiate logo gear online," said John Carrieri -- 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. and founder of Colleges.com. "A large majority of alumni live far away from their college towns and crave easy access to paraphernalia from their alma mater. As many universities do not offer a service of this kind, we are thrilled to be able to further our mission to help alumni and students by providing this one-stop-shop." In addition to emblematic products, the Colleges.com collegiate store also houses the world's largest print and poster collection. Over 10,000 eclectic posters and prints are available, ranging from classic reprints from artists such as Arthur Szyk Arthur Szyk (pronounced "Shick") (Łódź, Poland, 1894 - New Canaan, Connecticut, September 13, 1951) was a Poland-born American artist, famous for his anti-Axis political illustrations, caricatures, and cartoons during World War II, as well as his illustrations for , to humorous action shots of the Three Stooges Three Stooges U.S. comedy team. It was originally formed as a vaudeville team in 1923 by brothers Moe and Shemp Howard (1897–1975, 1900–55), who performed with “Ted Healy and His Stooges. and Monty Python Monty Python('s Flying Circus) British comedy troupe. The innovative group, formed in the early 1960s, came to prominence in the 1970s, first on television and later in films. . Colleges.com, the parent company of U. Magazine and the College Press Network is an interactive web site focused on providing college and university specific information, financial aid and e-commerce. Other services include a college search engine listing over 4,600 colleges and universities, a scholarship search engine offering 2 billion in awards. Colleges.com also owns and publishes U. Magazine, the most widely read lifestyle and entertainment magazine among 16 to 24 year olds, with a circulation of over 1.5 million. U. Magazine is the only national college magazine written for college students by college students. It is currently distributed at more than 250 four-year colleges and universities nationwide. |
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