EXPANSYS.com launches next generation e-commerce

RNS Number : 5456E

EXPANSYS plc

08 April 2011

 

Embargoed: 0700hrs 8 April 2011

                                                                EXPANSYS plc

                                                    ("EXPANSYS" or the "Group")      

EXPANSYS.com launches next generation e-commerce offering

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introduction of mobile optimised experience

EXPANSYS plc, a leading global online retailer of consumer technology and provider of wireless network solutions, has launched the new expansys.com with transformational improvements, as part of the strategy to grow revenues from the online consumer electronics offering and enhance the customer experience.

Working with the Group's specialist web services subsidiary, PJ Media, EXPANSYS has radically upgraded the design, layout, core proposition and functionality of its UK online store. The new site will rapidly be rolled out to the 50 international webstores that EXPANSYS operates under its own brand, as well as applying the core principles for the benefit of the multiple leading brands such as HTC, Motorola and Parrot, for whom EXPANSYS builds and operates transactional websites internationally.

In addition, EXPANSYS has launched a mobile optimised version of its websites to maximise the customer experience when browsing and shopping from their mobile devices, whether they be smartphones or tablet computers - a high growth platform for e-commerce transactions.

Anthony Catterson, Chief Executive of EXPANSYS, commented:

"This is the biggest change in the way our customers interact online with EXPANSYS since the business started 13 years ago. Our new site combines cutting edge design with a great proposition that provides our customers with a simple to use, informative experience.

The efficient in-house development of our mobile commerce platform allows our customers to browse and shop at a location that's convenient for them. Our analysis shows that nearly 10% of visitors to our site now do so from a mobile device, up from less than 1% just two years ago. We believe our new mobile experience is the first to put a genuine consumer technology superstore in our customers' pockets."

For further information, please contact:

EXPANSYS plc Anthony Catterson, CEO	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]
Cenkos Securities Stephen Keys or Camilla Hume	Tel: [phone] [e-mail] / [e-mail]
M:Communications Nick Miles or Ben Simons	Tel  [phone] [e-mail] / [e-mail]
Investor relations website	www.EXPANSYS.plc.uk

About EXPANSYS

EXPANSYS (AIM: XPS) is global online consumer electronics retailer, operating directly in 50 countries with a vast range of products, and a focused approach to service and value for its customers. In 2010 the Group acquired Data Select Network Solutions, the market leading B2B SIM card distributor selling products on behalf of all the UK's major network operators and MVNOs. The Group also includes PJ Media, an eCommerce and web services business with expertise in the multi-channel telecommunications sector, and a number of large international blue chip clients.

 

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