Weis Markets Partners With neXpansion(R) to Provide Its Customers With More Than 30,000 `Extra Choices`
Weis Expands Product Selection With Addition of New Online Service
SUNBURY, Pa., Aug. 7 -- Weis Markets, Inc. (NYSE:WMK) today said it has selected neXpansion`s Endless Aisle(TM) technology to expand its product offerings via the web. Branded as "Weis Extra Choices" and now available to shoppers at weismarkets.com, the service will provide Weis Markets` customers with easy online access to more than 30,000 items not available on their retail store shelves.
Using technology and fulfillment expertise from neXpansion, Weis Extra Choices will offer a virtual supermarket of non-perishable food items and general merchandise delivered straight to the customer`s door. If shoppers are seeking products above and beyond those offered in their local Weis Markets store, they can look to the online service to provide it. The assortment at Weis Extra Choices will include a wide selection of ethnic and specialty foods, baby care and beauty products, natural and organic items, pet supplies and even electronics.
"With the addition of Weis Extra Choices, we can offer our customers just that -- extra choices and lots of them," said Norman S. Rich, Weis Markets President and CEO. "With Weis Extra Choices, we will not only broaden our product offering, but we will also enhance our customers` overall shopping experience."
To use the service, Weis Markets customers simply log onto www.weismarkets.com where they will find a link to Weis Extra Choices. Simple on-screen instructions will enable shoppers to either search for a specific item or browse the broad assortment of products and categories. If a customer is unable to locate a specific product through Weis Extra Choices, he/she can fill out an online request form, and the service will work to find the item and provide a response to the customer within 10 business days. All products purchased are shipped directly to the customer.
"With the grocery industry becoming increasingly competitive everyday, our Endless Aisle technology will enable Weis Markets to compete even more effectively," said Lisa Kent, president and CEO of neXpansion. "The service will provide Weis Markets` shoppers with virtually everything they are seeking so a loyal customer will always walk away satisfied."
ABOUT NEXPANSION
Founded in 1996 as Netgrocer.com, neXpansion (http://www.nexpansion.com/) is a private company that provides customized e-commerce, fulfillment and "hard-to-find" merchandising expertise for manufacturers and retailers. neXpansion`s online store, Netgrocer.com, continues to offer consumers non-perishable grocery, health and beauty, and general merchandise products nationwide. neXpansion`s largest shareholders include Parmalat SpA, a $6 billion multinational dairy and food company, and Cendant Corporation, a $6 billion global provider of business and consumer services.
ABOUT WEIS MARKETS
Founded in 1912, Weis Markets is a food retailer currently operating 159 stores in six states: Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and West Virginia. It also owns SuperPetz, a pet supply superstore chain with 33 locations in eleven states.
CONTACT:
Dennis V. Curtin
Weis Markets Inc.
1-570-286-3636
dcurtin@weismarkets.com
Susan Boyle
The MWW Group for neXpansion,
1-201-507-9500
sboyle@mww.com
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