Research Triangle Park, N.C. – April 4, 2010 –Today at the first day of its annual Catalyst event, ChannelAdvisor, a software and services solution provider that enables online retailers to sell more across e-commerce channels, announced an early experience program for customers interested in selling on the new Sears third-party marketplace. Initially, the program will be offered on a fully managed basis, with plans to broaden the integration in the future.ChannelAdvisor today also announced that Sears Holdings’ Senior Vice President and President,Online, Imran Jooma is speaking at Catalyst in a keynote entitled “The Third-Party Seller Marketplace at Sears.com.” Jooma will update the audience on Sears’ decision to enter the Marketplace arena, the evolution of the program and plans for the future of this new marketplace.
“Sears Holdings is a leader in the online retail space, constantly evolving the online shopping experience. Now, more than ever, it is crucial that we offer customers innovative online tools that provide them with the ultimate in value, choice and convenience,” said Jooma. “I look forward to speaking at Catalyst about how retailers can take advantage of our expanding marketplace.”
“We have enjoyed early success selling our products on the Sears Marketplace platform,” said Nathan Gordan, CIO of Christmas Central. “ChannelAdvisor’s support announcement will enable us to consolidate our Sears activity with the rest of our e-commerce efforts on ChannelAdvisor’s platform, and the automation capability will save us staff time and resources.”
“Sears Holdings is currently ranked in the top 10 retailers by Internet Retailer magazine, and we’re excited to be working with them to help drive the success of the third-party marketplace efforts,” said Scot Wingo, CEO of ChannelAdvisor. “We’re also excited to have Imran keynote Catalyst for the first time, and I’m sure our customers will enjoy hearing about Sears’ plans for the marketplace.”
ChannelAdvisor customers interested in the program can apply online through the following link: http://www.channeladvisor.com/sears_marketplace.
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