Buy.com(R) Takes Eco-Friendly Shopping to the Next Level With Kingston Technology Partnership
23 Giugno 2009 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Leading Online Retailer, Memory Products Manufacturer Collaborate
to Reduce Environmental Impact with Unique Direct Shipping Model,
Reduced Product Packaging ALISO VIEJO, Calif., June 23
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Buy.com(R), The Internet Superstore(TM),
today announced the next phase in its ongoing effort to improve the
environmental friendliness of its unique online shopping experience
through a partnership with leading memory products manufacturer,
Kingston Technology. Shoppers who purchase Kingston(R) "Go Green"
USB Flash drives and SD cards on Buy.com will receive their orders
directly from Kingston and can also opt to receive those products
with significantly less packaging. Direct shipping eliminates a
step in the retail supply chain, which then lessens the
environmental impact by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and
energy consumption. Buy.com was recently featured in a retail
shopping environmental impact study by Carnegie Mellon University's
Green Design Institute. The study found that shopping online via
Buy.com's virtual e-commerce model reduces environmental impact
with 35 percent less energy consumption and carbon dioxide
emissions than what is produced in the traditional retail shopping
model. "Our company is focused on being a responsible participant
in and proponent of environmental issues," said Neel Grover,
president and CEO, Buy.com. "We continue to look at ways we can do
business with more eco-friendly processes, and our initiative with
Kingston is the first step in ongoing efforts to work with our
vendor partners to create environmentally friendly operations. We
appreciate Kingston's foresight and willingness to develop this
program." With an excellent price-to-performance value, Kingston
Flash drives and SD memory cards are ideal expansion options for
the smallest of devices including MP3 players, digital cameras,
PDAs, smartphones and more. Buy.com is currently offering free
shipping on these products. "When consumers purchase Kingston
memory, they can be assured products are made and sold by two
companies committed to environmental preservation," said John
Holland, vice president U.S. Sales, Kingston Technology. "Like
Kingston, Buy.com has been a forward-thinking retailer on the
environmental front, which makes for a natural partnership to
reduce environmental impact though this collaboration." About
Buy.com With more than 12 million customer accounts, Buy.com is a
leading retail marketplace, focused on providing its customers with
a rewarding shopping experience and a broad selection of
high-quality technology and entertainment retail goods at
competitive prices. Buy.com offers millions of products in a range
of categories, including consumer electronics, computer hardware
and software, cell phones, books, music, videos, games, toys, bags,
fragrance, home and outdoor, baby, jewelry, shoes, apparel and
sporting goods. Founded in June of 1997, Buy.com is located in
Aliso Viejo, California. Buy.com(R) and The Internet Superstore(TM)
are trademarks of Buy.com Inc. Buy.com currently competes with a
variety of companies that can be divided into two broad categories:
(i) retailers and ecommerce marketplaces such as eBay, Amazon and
Wal-Mart and (ii) specialty retailers or manufacturers such as
Barnes & Noble, Best Buy and Dell. About Kingston Kingston
Technology Company, Inc. is the world's independent memory leader.
Founded in 1987 with a single product offering, Kingston(R) now
offers more than 2,000 memory products that support nearly every
device that uses memory, from computers, servers and printers to
MP3 players, digital cameras and mobile phones. In 2008, the
company's sales were $4.0 billion. With global headquarters in
Fountain Valley, California, Kingston employs more than 4,000
people worldwide. Regarded as one of the "Best Companies to Work
for in America" by Fortune magazine, Kingston's tenets of respect,
loyalty, flexibility and integrity create an exemplary corporate
culture. Kingston believes that investing in its people is
essential, and each employee is a vital part of Kingston's success.
Kingston serves an international network of distributors,
resellers, retailers and OEM customers on six continents. The
company also provides contract manufacturing and supply chain
management services for semiconductor manufacturers and system
OEMs. DATASOURCE: Buy.com CONTACT: Marlene Esqueda of GolinHarris,
+1-213-438-8734, , for Buy.com Web Site: http://www.buy.com/
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