To: Israel who wrote (8712 ) 4/26/1999 10:27:00 AM From: Blitz Respond to of 13776
Anyone know anything about WINE? Sweet news just out... (BSNS WIRE) Gourmetmarket.com Selected as Amazon.com Gift Merchant Gourmetmarket.com Selected as Amazon.com Gift Merchant Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- Offers food and wine lovers access to premium culinary gift baskets online just-in-time for Mother's Day GourmetMarket.com (OTC: BB: WINE), a leading Internet commerce site for premium food, wine and kitchenware products, announced today that it will team with Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), the leading online retailer, to deliver the best Mother's Day gifts around. GourmetMarket.com's gift baskets will be featured in Amazon.com's Gift Store just-in-time for the busy Mother's Day holiday. With nearly 8 million customers, Amazon.com is the premier destination for GourmetMarket.com to reach qualified and experienced online shoppers. GourmetMarket.com will be featured on Amazon.com's Gift Store, offering 8 specialty food and wine gift baskets, including "Wine Country Greeting," "Mom, You're the Best!" and "Breakfast in Bed." GourmetMarket.com's gift baskets feature unique wines, cheeses, coffee, tea, chocolates and other delectable snacks, as well as beauty and spa products designed to indulge shoppers both on Mother's Day and year-round. "By teaming with Amazon.com, GourmetMarket.com extends its presence among food and wine connoisseurs worldwide," said Chanan Steinhart, CEO, president and co-founder, GourmetMarket.com. "This relationship gives us exposure to Amazon.com's nearly 8 million customers, significantly boosting GourmetMarket.com's visibility. We anticipate that this relationship will greatly increase customer acquisition and boost revenues." About GourmetMarket.com GourmetMarket.com is a leading online culinary marketplace for premium, hard-to-find food, wine and kitchenware products, as well as a culinary resource, providing some of the most comprehensive culinary content on the Internet today. GourmetMarket.com offers more than products for sale; it offers credible, trustworthy advice and recommendations from world-renowned experts about what to buy and why. San Francisco-based GourmetMarket.com (OTC: BB: WINE) is publicly held and currently has more than 150 business and co-marketing partnerships, including a number of leading portals and culinary sites. Statements about the company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in the press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the company's actually results could differ materially from expected results. --30--jh/ny* CONTACT: Media Contact: Charlotte Milan GourmetMarket.com 415/979-0990 x. 107 charlotte@gourmetmarket.com or Investor Contact: C. Lawrence Rutstein GourmetMarket.com 561/470-6005 KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com *** end of story ***