GoCollect.com Adds Product Development And Merchandising Positions; Pattie Vanlandingham and Debbie Carr named to newly created positions.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2000 GoCollect.com (www.gocollect.com), the Web's widest selection of gifts and collectibles, today announced the appointments of Pattie Vanlandingham and Debbie Carr CARR Carrier CARR Customer Acceptance Readiness Review CARR Carrollton Railroad CARR Corrective Action Request and Report CARR City Area Rural Rides (Texas) CARR Configuration Audit Readiness Review CARR Customer Acceptance Requirements Review to newly created positions. Vanlandingham will serve as director of product development and Carr will serve as merchandising merchandising Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product. director. Vanlandingham will be responsible for developing new gift products and product lines for GoCollect.com by expanding beyond the company's traditionally strong catalogue of collectibles. She will leverage existing vendor relationships to develop new product lines and exclusive products for sale on GoCollect.com and through the company's Dealer Network retail stores. Vanlandingham has extensive experience as a buyer and merchandiser, most recently as a buyer for jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. , gourmet food, stationary Stationary can mean:
pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. for LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability Commodities. There she was responsible for locating, sourcing, and developing new items in all categories with both domestic and overseas vendors. Carr will be responsible for managing the collectibles product lines and the overall merchandising of the site on a daily basis, ensuring the merchandising content is fresh, dynamic and selling. Most recently, Carr was Fontanini brand director at Roman, Inc., a leading manufacturer of gifts and collectibles. She was responsible for product development, including concept design, pricing, packaging and product introduction; brand and product marketing; managing vendor relationships; and conducting market research to identify target audiences and new product opportunities. Carr also spent eight years at Enesco Corporation, working with the Precious Moments brand as product manager and marketing manager. "As GoCollect.com expands its selection of gifts and collectibles it is important to have a strong, creative and experienced team leading those efforts," Shonnie Bilin, 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 GoCollect.com, said. "Pattie Vanlandingham and Debbie Carr bring extensive experience and thorough knowledge of the gifts and collectibles industry to the company." About GoCollect.com GoCollect.com unites collectors, retailers and manufacturers from the highly fragmented frag·ment n. 1. A small part broken off or detached. 2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit: overheard fragments of their conversation; extant fragments of an old manuscript. 3. collectibles industry on their community-focused Web site. Created by collectors for collectors, GoCollect.com offers fresh, broad content, an interactive community and the Web's widest selection of gifts and collectibles. As the collectibles industry's most trusted and comprehensive source for information and services, the site facilitates the collecting experience for the more than 37 million collectors and thousands of independent retailers in the U.S. today. |
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