ShopGoOnline.com Makes a Difference On Amazon zShops With Introduction of Virtual Storefront
BUENA PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000-- Amazon zShops Offers Millions of E-commerce Fans a Fun, Easy-to-Use Place to Find ShopGoOnline.com and Other Merchants
Matthew Herman, vice president of ShopGoOnline.com, the e-commerce subsidiary of Go Online Networks Corp. (OTCBB:GONT- news) today announced that ShopGoOnline.com is among the first merchants to offer items for sale within Amazon zShops merchant storefronts, which allow merchants to create and manage their own visual virtual storefronts and sell directly to Amazon.com's (Nasdaq:AMZN) more than 20 million customers.
"ShopGoOnline.com was excited to hear from Amazon zShops a few weeks ago to be one of the first of its members to develop a merchant storefront," said Matthew Herman, vice president of ShopGoOnline.com. "ShopGoOnline.com was selected to be one of the first with the new storefront based in part on our varied selection of merchandise, and the exemplary customer service ratings we have received."
Each of ShopGoOnline.com's fifteen categories is represented on the Amazon zShops site, along with featured items, photos, and descriptions. A brief overview of the company also is available. "zShops customers have rated us five stars out of five for our excellent service, which remains a primary goal of ShopGoOnline.com. With our unique, different and hard-to-find products, coupled with outstanding customer service, and our continued affiliation with the leaders in e-commerce, we look forward to unparalleled growth."
"At Amazon zShops our merchants make the difference, offering our customers both an exciting and unique shopping experience," said Anthony Rodio, general manager, Amazon zShops. "With the help of ShopGoOnline.com and our other merchants, we are driving to reach our goal of allowing customers to find, discover, and buy anything they might want online at Amazon.com."
Amazon zShops is the premiere destination for people to find a wide variety of new, used and hard-to-find products, infinitely expanding the range of merchandise available on Amazon.com. Amazon zShops offers items in a safe and secure environment, with the buyers' experience backed by the Amazon zShops Guarantee. The guarantee program sets a safety and security standard, by providing buyers up to $250 against misrepresentation or non-receipt of goods. In addition to providing lower search and marketing costs, Amazon zShops offers 1-Click credit card payments to qualified sellers greatly reducing the hassle of buyers paying individuals and small merchants through checks and money orders.
About Go Online Networks Corp.
Go Online Networks Corp. is a Buena Park Internet technology and marketing concern, consisting of three core Internet divisions, Go Online Kiosk Division, Shop Go Online, and its Business to Business subsidiary GoOn-line.com.
Shop Go Online Division:
Shop Go Online is an e-commerce business, offering a wide variety of consumer products for purchase online. Many products are displayed using state-of-the-art streaming video and audio technology, along with Panoscan and IBM Hot Media, enhancing the shopping experience.
GoOn-line.com B2B Division:
GoOn-line.com's B2B division offers unsurpassed designs for e-commerce sites for companies, in either business to business (B2B) or business to consumer (B2C) realms, utilizing the latest in technology available on the Web today.
Go Online Kiosk Division:
The Go Online Kiosk Division owns and operates audiovisual Internet Kiosk systems custom-designed to provide consumers access to the Internet from public locations throughout the United States. The current focus is on obtaining multi-year exclusive site agreements from national hotel franchisees. Consumers can access the Internet by paying with cash or credit card and can surf the World Wide Web or send and receive e-mails. Additional revenues can be obtained by selling screen saver, banner ads and popup advertisements.
About Amazon.com Inc.
Amazon.com (Amazon.com Inc., and its subsidiaries) is the Internet's No. 1 music, No. 1 DVD and video, and No. 1 book retailer. Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) opened its virtual doors on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection, along with online auctions and free electronic greeting cards. Amazon.com lists more than 18 million unique items in categories including books, CDs, toys, electronics, videos, DVDs, home improvement products, kitchen products, software, and video games. Through Amazon.com zShops, any business or individual can sell virtually anything to Amazon.com's more than 20 million customers, and with Amazon.com Payments, any seller can accept credit card transactions, avoiding the hassles of offline payments. The company also participates in sothebys.amazon.com, the leading auction site for guaranteed art, jewelry, and collectibles, at www.sothebys.amazon.com.
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