RITZ INTERACTIVE, INC. IS NEW NAME OF NETWORK THAT INCLUDES LEADING E-TAILERS RITZCAMERA.COM AND BOATERSWORLD.COM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Top e-commerce network changes name and continues to offer quality products
and a high level of customer service.
IRVINE, Calif., August 6, 2001 – The parent company responsible for the
creation, marketing and management of such popular e-commerce sites as
RitzCamera.com and BoatersWorld.com has changed its name. Now Ritz
Interactive, Inc., the Web network formerly known as phobo.com, Inc. feels
that the new name more accurately reflects the contribution of
RitzCamera.com and the Ritz group of companies to its overall success.
“For more than 80 years, Ritz Camera Centers has been the most recognized
name in photographic specialty retail – a name that is synonymous with
quality, value and outstanding customer service,” said Fred H. Lerner,
president and CEO of Ritz Interactive, Inc. “Through our unique network of
Web sites, we have managed to carry on this legacy in the e-commerce space.
And, while the scope of phobo.com to date has encompassed far more than
photography, we believe the Ritz Interactive name better represents our
company’s origins, as well as our strong commitment to serving the
customer.”
According to Lerner, Ritz Interactive, Inc. will continue to build and
expand the spectrum of popular Web sites, products and services currently
offered, while honoring the rich traditions that have made Ritz Camera
Centers and Boater’s World Marine Centers household names in this country
for decades. There are nearly 1000 brick-and-mortar Ritz Camera retail
locations and more than 100 Boater’s World stores nationwide.
Since its formation in April of 1999, phobo.com (now Ritz Interactive, Inc.)
has quickly established a strong presence in the Internet space as a
successful e-commerce development and management network. In addition to
its strategic alliance with the Ritz group of companies, Ritz Interactive,
Inc. enjoys a key marketing partnership with America Online (NYSE: AOL) that
makes the network’s various sites, including RitzCamera.com and
BoatersWorld.com, available across several AOL brands and shopping channels.
Ritz Interactive, Inc. also has marketing relationships with Yahoo! and MSN.
The Ritz Interactive, Inc. flagship sites – RitzCamera.com and
BoatersWorld.com – are giants in their respective fields, offering a wide
range of quality photographic and boating products, respectively, to online
shoppers. In addition to their enormous selections of products, these sites
offer users other advantages, such as a “low prices” guarantee, no sales tax
and free shipping on orders over $100. Other sites within the Ritz
Interactive network include recently-launched gourmet hot sauce shopping
destination Insanitysauce.com, as well as the comprehensive,
content-oriented portals Photography.com, FishingOnly.com and
BoatingOnly.com.
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Contact:
Marc Malkin, Manager of Public Relations and Communications
Ritz Interactive, Inc.
2010 Main Street, Ste. 400
Irvine, CA 92614
Tel: 949-442-0202
Fax: 949-442-0210
marc@ritzinteractive.com
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