Sep 1, 2009

OneCoast Expands Relationships with Leading Vendors

OneCoast, the largest and only national provider of sales and marketing services to vendors and retailers of gift, home and collegiate products, announced that several leading vendors will expand their representation with the sales agency’s home & lifestyle group.

Below are newly announced representation relationships:

• Home Source International in Northern California and Southeast which completes it 50-state relationship with OneCoast
• Immortalis Botanicals in Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West
• Fruits & Passion in Northern California
• Lazy Susan in the Rockies and Northwest
• Pomeroy in the Northeast

“We find we can be very effective in selling and marketing product lines when we represent them across large portions of the country,” said Ted Teele, CEO of OneCoast. “So we are very pleased to bring these outstanding vendors to even more of our retailers around the country.”

“We are excited to further expand our relationship with OneCoast,” said Scott Sorgeloos, VP of Sales, Home Source International. “We believe having one sales and marketing team serving our retailers is a big plus.”

Home Source, Fruits & Passion and Lazy Susan are also available on OneCoast.com.

Questions or interest in representation should be directed to Nancy Lee at nancy.lee@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.