Online Shoppers Instantly Notified of Exclusive Sales, Bargains and Giveaways With MSN
No. 1 Shopping Portal Kicks Off New Shopping Alerts and 15 Days of Deals
REDMOND, WA, June 5, 2002-- MSN eShop, part of the
MSN network of Internet services, is now the only shopping site to give
bargain hunters around the United States an easy and free way to
instantaneously find out about special sales and deals, no matter where they
are. With new MSN Shopping Alerts, people will be instantly notified about
exclusive sales, discounts and giveaways from MSN eShop retailers. With the
service, available immediately, shoppers can receive alerts in their MSN
Hotmail(R) service account, via MSN Messenger Service, and even on their
Web-enabled phones, Web-enabled Pocket PCs and Handspring PDAs through MSN
Mobile.
Shoppers can visit http://alerts.eshop.msn.com/ today to choose the type
of alerts they want to receive, and they can customize when and how those
alerts are delivered. Available alerts include the following:
-- MSN Exclusive Alerts flag exclusive deals, sales and giveaways for MSN
shoppers only from participating MSN eShop retailers such as
Amazon.com, Drugstore.com and Cooking.com.
-- Bargain Alerts notify shoppers of bargains and seasonal sales from
participating MSN eShop retailers.
-- Seasonal Shopping Alerts provide tips, specials and great gift ideas
for special holidays and events throughout the year, such as graduation
and Father`s Day.
"Anyone who has ever kicked themselves for missing a huge sale or waiting
until the last minute to plan for an important holiday will love the immediacy
of MSN Shopping Alerts," said Jim Barr, general manager of Commerce Services
for MSN. "Using innovative Microsoft(R) .NET technology, MSN Alerts provide
consumers with useful and convenient shopping reminders."
MSN eShop offers a host of features that provide consumers with a superior
online shopping experience. Useful shopping features, such as personalized
gift reminders, virtual dressing rooms in which shoppers can "try on" clothes
before purchasing them, wish lists, seasonal buying guides, price comparison
tools and now exclusive MSN Shopping Alerts, provide the tools and technology
consumers need to make the most of their time online.
In its latest initiative to provide consumers with the best online
shopping experience, MSN eShop today launched 15 Days of Deals. This program,
exclusive to MSN shoppers, features a new product offer from popular, brand-
name retailers each day for the next 15 days. Offers range from deep discounts
on popular products to exclusive sales.
-- Amazon.com will offer MSN shoppers an exclusive 40 percent discount on
Weber`s Smokey Joe Gold grill for a 24-hour period, beginning June 10.
-- Exclusively for MSN shoppers, Macy`s will offer one free companion
airfare on one of the seven major U.S. carriers when shoppers spend
$100 or more on Macys.com on June 11.
-- Prior to its broad release, celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse`s new line of
stainless steel cookware, Emerilware Stainless, will be offered
exclusively to eShop shoppers on June 13 by eShop retailer, CHEF`S
(chefscatalog.com). Shoppers will also receive a free four-piece set of
Emerilware cooking tools when they purchase the cookware on MSN eShop.
Shoppers no longer need to mark these sales and deals on their personal
calendars. With the new MSN Shopping Alerts technology, MSN consumers can be
immediately notified via MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger or MSN Mobile of the
exclusive deal of the day. More information about 15 Days of Deals from MSN
eShop and the new Shopping Alerts notification technology can be found at
http://alerts.eshop.msn.com/ .
About MSN
MSN attracts more than 270 million unique users worldwide per month.
Available in 34 markets and 18 languages, MSN is a world leader in delivering
Web services to consumers and digital marketing solutions to businesses
worldwide. The most useful and innovative online service today, MSN brings
consumers everything they need from the Web to make the most of their time
online. MSN is located on the Web at http://www.msn.com/ . MSN worldwide sites
are located at http://www.msn.com/worldwide.ashx .
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business
computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed
to empower people through great software -- any time, any place and on any
device.
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