eBags, Inc. Announces Record Holiday Sales
DENVER, Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — eBags Inc., the world’s largest retailer of bags and shoes online, today announced record holiday sales with an increase of 42% over 2004. Trends that emerged over the holiday season were an increase in sales of handbags, laptop cases, and travel accessories. eBags.com carries more travel accessories than anyone in the world.
6pm.com, a newly launched e-commerce site from eBags, Inc. that offers men’s and women’s footwear, bags and accessories has experienced exceptional growth, up 123% since its launch November 14, 2005. The site, formerly Shoedini.com, combines patent-pending guided navigation and search tools with some of the latest in Web 2.0 technology to make shopping for shoes and bags participatory, community-driven and faster than ever before. This dynamic technology makes shopping for shoe and bag ensembles an interactive, fun experience and gives shoppers the power to make merchandising decisions.
“We are thrilled with our performance over the holiday season,” says Jon Nordmark, CEO of eBags, Inc. “The growth is primarily due to the launch of our new website, 6pm.com and the incredible growth of eBags UK, up 665%. We are always looking for new technological innovations to make shopping for shoes and bags easy and fun for our customers.”
eBags.com also added some new features to make holiday shopping easier. Orders on eBags.com over $100 were eligible for No Payment for 90 Days and eBags also offered personalized gift cards where customers could pick either a pre-designed card or create their own gift cards by uploading their own digital photos.
eBags.com and 6pm.com offer hassle-free returns on all orders. Customers unsatisfied with a purchase for any reason can send it back to eBags.com or 6pm.com for a prompt refund or exchange with a prepaid UPS label that can be downloaded online.
About eBags.com
eBags.com is the world’s leading online provider of fashion and functional luggage, handbags, business cases, backpacks and accessories for all lifestyles. eBags features over 300 brands and 18,000 products from well-known names including Samsonite, kate spade, Kenneth Cole, Victorinox, JanSport, and Nike. By developing pioneering tools such as the Laptop Case Finder and the Airline Approved Carry-On Finder and with over 720,000 unbiased customer ratings and testimonials, eBags has taken the guesswork out of bag shopping online. eBags.com is a part of eBags, Inc., which includes eBags EU and 6pm.com which features over 120,000 products from over 230 footwear and handbag brands including Cole Haan, Merrell, Donald J. Pliner, Stuart Weitzman, Johnston & Murphy and Allen Edmonds. For more information on eBags, please visit http://www.ebags.com/.
eBags Inc.
CONTACT: Peter Cobb of eBags, Inc., +1-303-967-2202, peter@ebags.com; orAmy Burke Bessette of Sparkpr for eBags, +1-415-321-1873, amy@Sparkpr.com
Web site: http://www.ebags.com/http://6pm.com/