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COMMERCEHUB CEO TO SPEAK ON E-CONFERENCE INTEGRATION AT THE ERA
MID-WINTER CONFERENCE AND TRADE EXPO ON JANUARY 30, 2006
CEO Frank Poore will speak alongside QVC, Discovery Communications and Channel Advisor executives during the one-hour panel discussion
ALBANY, NY - January 16, 2006 - CommerceHub, a leading provider of fulfillment and integration solutions for retailers operating in multi-channel environments, today announced that Frank Poore, president and CEO at CommerceHub, will speak at the Electronic Retailing Association's (ERA) upcoming Mid-Winter Conference and Trade EXPO taking place on January 30th at the Loews Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida.
Mr. Poore was invited to speak at the conference as an expert in the field of e-commerce integration and supply chain management. During the hour-long session entitled "E-commerce: Integrating Front-end and Back-end Strategies," Mr. Poore will speak alongside Steve Hamlin, Vice President of Operations at QVC.com, Patrick Gates, Executive Vice President, Consumer Direct at Discovery Communications, and Scot Wingo, President at Channel Advisor. This group of industry experts will explore the financial benefits and best practices of drop shipping, merchandise liquidation, online fulfillment and customer service in the global marketplace. The ERA expects attendees to depart with valuable knowledge of the latest technologies and methods integral to maximizing their company's e-commerce model.
Since founding CommerceHub in 1997, Frank Poore has used his 16 years of experience in retail, distribution, logistics, and systems integration to lead CommerceHub from initial concept to industry leader in e-commerce and retail supply chain integration. As a result of Mr. Poore's leadership and experience in working with top retailers and suppliers, CommerceHub processed over $1 Billion in retail sales transactions in 2005.
The ERA is a trade association dedicated to fostering growth, development and acceptance of the direct response industry worldwide for the companies who use electronic media to sell goods and services to the public. The ERA's membership represents the leaders of direct response, those who maximize revenues through electronic retailing on television, online and on radio. The organization's Mid-Winter Conference and Trade EXPO aims to help relevant businesses expand, emerge and evolve in the new year.
About CommerceHub
CommerceHub is the industry's leading provider of fulfillment and integration solutions for retailers operating in multi-channel environments. A proven pioneer and visionary in drop-ship integration solutions, CommerceHub provides a universal platform for connecting with suppliers of all shapes and sizes and managing the delivery of goods regardless of the fulfillment model and back-end systems involved. CommerceHub delivers both real-time visibility into the supply chain and advanced, exception-based management applications to overcome the complexities associated with multi-channel retailing and ensure that orders reach their end destination in the most efficient manner possible without sacrificing quality or service levels.
CommerceHub's any-to-any translation and integration platform allows every supplier to become 100% compliant with its retail partners' specifications regardless of disparate IT systems and capabilities. The company's drop- and bulk-shipping integration solutions facilitate a dramatically improved fulfillment process, resulting in significant savings and improved customer service for retailers and merchants.
With nearly a decade of experience working with Top 25 retailers and a wide array of major brand name suppliers, CommerceHub manages nearly $1 billion in goods annually on behalf of such industry leaders as Costco, QVC, Staples, Circuit City, eToys, Kmart, Macys, Sears, Target, Walgreens, Dell, Toshiba, Sanyo, Minolta, Gateway and Little Tikes.
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