NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 – Merchantry, an eCommerce SaaS technology company, today announced its partnerships with six of the leading eCommerce integration agencies. Each company – Corratech, Gorilla Group, Hara Partners, Indaba Group, Lyons Consulting Group and Pixafy – implements best practices in both user interface design and technology integration to optimize operations and increase customer engagement for retail-driven websites.
Merchantry’s marketplace platform enables retailers and media companies to generate new revenue streams by offering their online visitors a curated or expanded product assortment. The partnerships enhance Merchantry’s eCommerce offering with superior front-end design and development. Leveraging the core competencies of its integrator partners, Merchantry can focus on launching engaging and functionally robust marketplaces for its retail and media clients. Furthermore, these strategic relationships help the company grow its client relationships.
“The partners we have selected are amongst the best in the business,” said Betty Chung, associate director, business development for Merchantry. “Having produced award-winning solutions for leading online retail brands and working across a variety of eCommerce platforms, our partners expand our capabilities to deliver marketplaces that connect brands with shoppers in an engaging, easy to use and cost-efficient way.”
“Pixafy is pleased to partner with Merchantry to further build our eCommerce toolkit,” said Uri Foox, president of Pixafy. “Our goal of providing powerful eCommerce solutions for our clients is strengthened by our partnership with Merchantry and their innovative marketplace solutions. For many online stores, Merchantry provides a key piece of the puzzle, and we look forward to bringing those services to our clients.”
About Merchantry:
Merchantry provides an eCommerce software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that empowers retailers and media organizations to generate new revenue streams by building online marketplaces. Its extensible technology infrastructure coupled with its streamlined merchant onboarding enables expedited implementation of marketplaces. By offering product inventory supplied by third-party merchants, revenue is increased, while investment and risk is minimized. Merchantry delivers market-leading capabilities for some of the largest retail and media brands in North America and Europe. The company is headquartered in New York and has a regional office in London. For more information, visit http://www.merchantry.com.
About Pixafy:
Based in New York City, Pixafy is a team of expert developers with deep experience developing world-class websites and applications, leveraging the latest technologies, content management solutions, open source platforms and web standards to solve any challenge. Pixafy takes the mystery out of web development, while helping clients whose businesses need technology, but may not be proficient in technology themselves. Pixafy’s eCommerce clients, using customized builds of Magento, process more than $25 million in sales annually.
Merchantry Media Contact:
Karen Hopp
917-514-1723
Karen@bazinihopp.com
