Dec 10, 2007

Upper Canada Selects OneCoast to Provide National Sales Representation

OneCoast, the largest and only national provider of sales and marketing services to vendors and retailers of home decor, gift and collegiate products, announced today that it will sell the complete line of Upper Canada Soap and Danielle cosmetic bags and mirrors on a nationwide basis to independent retailers through OneCoast’s field sales and telesales teams, showrooms, and website beginning January 1, 2008.

Upper Canada Soap will join OneCoast’s national sales and marketing service, National Division ONE (ND ONE), which carries only five other lines: New Creative, Mud Pie, C.R. Gibson, and Woodstock Chimes, Burnes Home Accents.

“We were attracted to OneCoast’s unique sales model, where a single national organization sells a small number of lines”, said Stephen Flatt, President, Upper Canada Soap. “This focused approach enables the sales team to gain deeper product knowledge and to better penetrate target markets.”

Upper Canada products will be sold by the 90 person ND ONE sales team and featured in OneCoast permanent showrooms in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, and temporary showrooms in New York and Chicago.

“Upper Canada brings a terrific, high-quality product line that our retailers are excited about,” said John Keiser, Senior Vice President, OneCoast. “Their products really complement the existing vendors who are part of our National Division.

ND ONE Celebrates Its One Year AnniversaryOneCoast’s ND ONE group, the only national representation program of its kind, celebrated its one year anniversary on December 1.

“Our first year with OneCoast National Division One has been an exciting year with incredible sales growth,” said Adrienne Boyer, Executive Vice President, Mud Pie. “The OneCoast sales team played a significant role in our sales increase and building the relationship with our retailers. We are looking forward to a wonderful 2008!”

Ted Teele, CEO, OneCoast, adds that a number of vendors have expressed interest in the national representation model due to its clear benefits of enhanced product training, consistent sales management, improved communications and integrated marketing.

More information on Upper Canada and OneCoast can be found at onecoast.com.

About OneCoast

OneCoast is the largest national provider of sales and marketing services to vendors and retailers of home decor, gift and collegiate products. We help hundreds of vendors market and sell their products to thousands of retail organizations across the United States. Our customers include leading home decor, gift and collegiate vendors such as New Creative, C.R. Gibson, Global Views, Woodstock Chimes, Mud Pie, Crabtree & Evelyn, Feizy Rugs, and The Thymes. We market and sell their products on a regional and national basis to a wide variety of retailers ranging from tens of thousands of small, independent retail stores to large, multi-channel retailers like JC Penney, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Neiman Marcus, and web-only retailers like Amazon.com and SmartBargains.com. OneCoast is in the wholesale business and does not sell or market directly to consumers. For more information, visit onecoast.com.

About Upper Canada

Upper Canada Soap is Canada’s leading bath & beauty company. Our products include well know brands that can be found in gift shops, spa locations and select department stores across North America. Over the past 39 years, Upper Canada Soap has been committed to building its reputation for creating high-quality bath & body and candle products for the gift and personal care industry. Our product line also includes the Danielle line of fashion forward cosmetic bags and cosmetic mirrors. For more information visit us at uppercanadasoap.com.