800.Com Opens Sony Store To Sell Wider Range Of Consumer Electronics Products

""Store Within A Store"" Features 200 Consumer Audio/Video Products - Everything From Televisions To DVD-Video Players And More

18-Apr-00

800.COM Inc., a leading online retailer of consumer electronics and home entertainment products, announced the grand opening of the ""Sony Store"" contained within the award-winning 800.COM Web site. The store offers a broad selection of Sony consumer electronics products, along with rich content and intuitive navigation capabilities. The opening comes just two months after Sony Electronics Inc. named 800.COM its first Internet pure-play retailer approved to sell and deliver Sony consumer audio/video products. ""800.COM is committed to offering our customers a broad selection of high quality products from the top CE manufacturers,"" said Frank Sadowski, Senior Vice President of Merchandising for 800.COM. ""The opening of the Sony Store signals increased product selection for the site, as well as convenient one-stop shopping for our Sony customers. Furthermore, customers shopping at the Sony Store can be assured, due to our Sony authorized dealer status, that we will be able to obtain inventory and maintain stock on the most desirable items, even during the busiest shopping months."" About 800.COM's Sony Store At the grand opening of the Sony Store, 800.COM will offer approximately 200 Sony consumer electronics products, including televisions, DVD-Video players and VCRs, camcorders and digital cameras, telephones, and a wide assortment of home, portable and mobile audio products. Each of these products will be supported by 800.COM's emphasis on customer service, which includes Sony warranties, performance guarantees, live online support from trained product specialists, and a generous return policy. The 800.COM Sony Store will also feature rich content, including customer reviews, product guides, side-by-side comparisons, hook-up tips and basic information for beginners. 800.COM offers Sony Store customers one of the most extensive, detailed product information and comparison guides on the Web. Consumers can look up a product, see a high-resolution digital image of that product, then zoom in and out on that image to closely evaluate the front, back and sides of each item. About 800.COM 800.COM is a premier online resource for consumer electronics and home entertainment products. Consumers are provided with a comprehensive selection of brand name products, and all the information they need in one place in order to make an informed purchase decision. Since June 1999, customers have consistently rated 800.COM 4.5 out of 5 stars in overall satisfaction for consumer electronics according to Internet research firm BizRate.com.800.COM is based in Portland, Oregon. For more information about 800.COM, visit the company's award-winning Web site at www.800.com or AOL Keyword: 800.com. Source: 800.COM, Inc.

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