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TME
13/04/2012 11:33
GENERAL
REL: 1133 HRS Trade Me Group Limited
GENERAL: TME: Trade Me announces new deal with ChannelAdvisor
Announcement: Trade Me
13 April 2012
Trade Me announces new deal with ChannelAdvisor
Trade Me has entered into an agreement with ChannelAdvisor, a global
e-commerce platform provider for online retailers. The deal between the two
companies will enable online retailers in Australia and across the globe to
list products on Trade Me in time for the 2012 Christmas season.
Trade Me CEO Jon Macdonald said the new arrangement would provide an
opportunity for brands working with ChannelAdvisor to sell their products to
Trade Me members with a minimum of hassle.
"We know New Zealanders love to buy online, including from overseas
retailers. With this deal we aim to provide Kiwis with access to an increased
range of new goods from well-known brands in the familiar surroundings of
Trade Me," he said. "It's also a good way for retailers to get in front of
New Zealanders without setting up a bricks and mortar store."
He said the deal was important in terms of delivering on Trade Me's strategic
goals around new goods. "When we became a listed company back in December
2011, we talked about the importance of growing and diversifying the range of
new goods available on Trade Me. ChannelAdvisor is a leader in helping brands
boost their presence across various e-commerce channels, and it's great Trade
Me will soon be an option for these sellers."
Mark Gray, Managing Director of ChannelAdvisor Asia-Pacific, said the
partnership with Trade Me was a great move for his company. "We're very
excited to be working with New Zealand's largest online marketplace and
helping to facilitate greater online trade between Kiwis and our customers in
Australia and elsewhere around the world.
"By enabling integration of the ChannelAdvisor platform with Trade Me, online
retailers will be able to access a wider audience and gain greater visibility
for their merchandise in New Zealand."
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About Channel Advisor:
ChannelAdvisor (www.channeladvisor.com.au) is a global e-commerce platform
provider that helps retailers sell more online through channels such as
marketplaces, paid search and comparison shopping, and with webstores and
rich media solutions. Widely respected as a trusted advisor for more than
3,000 top e-commerce brands, ChannelAdvisor calms the chaos of online selling
by enabling retailers to submit one inventory feed to the ChannelAdvisor
platform where it is translated to fit the specifications of hundreds of
e-commerce channels and distributed accordingly.
Contacts:
Paul Ford, Investor Relations, Trade Me
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +64 4 803 2611 or +64 21 809 589
Grace Gabriel, on behalf of Channel Advisor
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +61 2 9904 4177 or +61 431 528 127
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