(COMTEX) B: HERITAGE CONCEPTS INTERNATIONAL INC - 123hits.com Announc B: HERITAGE CONCEPTS INTERNATIONAL INC - 123hits.com Announces Sales Affiliation With Sam The Record Man HCI Inc. is pleased to announce the re-launch of the newly designed e-commerce web site for 123hits.com combined with an exciting new sales affiliate program with Sam the Record Man. Toronto, Ontario, Sep. 25, 2000 (Market News Publishing via COMTEX) -- This contracted sales program will provide 123hits.com with several competitive advantages, specifically Sam's incredible buying power reflected in the everyday low pricing, and Sam's distribution system which has been tested and proven over many years. The revitalized web site combined with the affiliate program will create the lowest cost for consumers while maintaining profit margins. All of this makes for an excellent resource for 123hits.com customers. The integration of this program is now complete and an immediate and substantial sales volume increase is anticipated, due in large measure to the loyal customer base of 123hits.com. "Our web site 123hits.com as of yesterday has logged in excess of 550, 000 hits and continues to grow daily at an astonishing rate. With all the publicity surrounding the music business of late it is really gratifying to report an associate/affiliate program that really pays off for our internet customers," says Jerry Janik, CEO of HCI/Platinum Intermedia. About HCI..... HCI is a diversified, Canadian-controlled company which operates through autonomous subsidiaries and partnerships. Platinum Intermedia, growth partnerships in the audio communications industry and internet-related businesses; AcSys Biometrics, the leading-edge provider of neural technology with applications for the financial, manufacturing, security and medical sectors; Heritage Concepts, foodservice and franchise sector through branded restaurant environments. HCI shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol HCI. -0- TEL: (905) 634-4111, ext. 32 HCI Inc. TEL: (905) 634-4111, ext. 32 HCI Inc FAX: (905) 634-1101 David Lobb, CMA, Investor Relations E-mail: info@heritageconceptsintl.com ______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ (c) Market News Publishing Inc. Tel:(604) 689-1101 All rights reserved. Fax:(604) 689-1106 MarketbyFax(tm) - To get the NEWS as it happens, call (604) 689-3041. *** end of story *** |