Jul 18, 2008
OneCoast.com Increases Sales by 600 percent

(Pittsburgh) – OneCoast, the largest and only national wholesale provider of gift, home, and collegiate products to retailers throughout the United States, announced its Web site, OneCoast.com, posted a sales increase of over 600% in the first six months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007.

OneCoast.com is the largest wholesale online showroom for products in the gift and home area. More than 30 vendors sell products to independent retailers nationwide through the website. In 2008 alone, 15 vendors have chosen to add their product collections to OneCoast.com. View the site for the complete list of participating vendors.

Other notable OneCoast.com metrics during this time period include:

Daily website traffic has more than tripled due to extensive email campaigns;

Over 50% of OneCoast.com buyers are new to OneCoast

The number of product skus has more than tripled since July 2007

Nearly 9000 retailers have registered to buy in the last 12 months

“Sales are growing at a very fast rate as retailers are increasingly comfortable with shopping and placing orders on the web,” said Jeremy Hirsch, VP of Marketing, OneCoast. “We also find that the online showroom is a very effective channel to reach new buyers who typically start their buying searches on the Web or can’t travel to markets. Our field sales team then follows up with these qualified leads to develop deeper relationships.”

OneCoast vendors are also pleased with the new customers and orders being generated from the ever-expanding site.

“The web is emerging as a major way for Mud Pie to sell to its customers,” said Adrienne Boyer, Executive Vice President, Mud Pie. “We have our own Web site, but have found OneCoast.com is a great way to reach additional retailers – many of them new to Mud Pie. We also are very impressed with the merchandising and marketing on the OneCoast Web site; it has a very definite impact on our sales.”

Retailers also find the site to be a great resource to shop for top lines at any hour that is convenient to them.

“We love that we can find so many leading lines in one location; it makes it very efficient for us to purchase – whenever we want,” said Elizabeth Brautigan from CookiePots in Sylvania, Ohio. “Plus, the product line promotions are very easy to find and apply to purchases.”

The OneCoast online showroom is located at www.onecoast.com. About OneCoast
OneCoast is the largest and only national wholesale provider of gift, home, and collegiate products to retailers throughout the United States. We help hundreds of leading vendors market and sell their products to over 60,000 independent retail stores, internet stores, interior designers, and retail chains. Our retailers enjoy the benefits and convenience of purchasing products for their stores by working with our professional and consultative sales organization, by visiting our award-winning showrooms across the country, by shopping on www.onecoast.com, and by contacting our customer service team. Since 1997, OneCoast has helped both vendors and retailers maximize their sales and profitability by providing innovative programs and services not found elsewhere in our industry. To learn more, please visit www.onecoast.com.