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E-commerce
The worldwide growth in active internet users has made e-commerce a significant opportunity for sales
growth.
The increase in our internet-related sales enables us to leverage our advertising spending. We currently
operate multiple e-commerce sites, including:
Technology Products:
www.tigerdirect.com
www.compusa.com
www.compusagoved.com
www.compusabusiness.com
www.misco.co.uk
www.tigerdirect.ca
www.misco.de
www.misco.fr
www.infotelusa.com
www.misco.nl
www.globalcomputer.com
www.misco.it
www.misco.es
www.globalgoved.com
www.misco.se
www.systemaxpc.com
www.misco.at
www.misco.ch
www.misco.be
www.misco.pt
www.misco.ie
Industrial Products:
www.globalindustrial.com
We continually upgrade the capabilities and performance of these web sites. Our internet sites feature on-
line catalogs of thousands of products, allowing us to offer a wider variety of computer and industrial
products than our printed catalogs. Our customers have around-the-clock, on-line access to purchase
products and we have the ability to create targeted promotions for our customers’ interests. Many of our
internet sites also permit customers to purchase “build to order” PCs configured to their own
specifications.
In addition to our own e-commerce web sites, we have partnering agreements with several of the largest
internet shopping and search engine providers who feature our products on their web sites or provide
“click-throughs” from their sites directly to ours. These arrangements allow us to expand our customer
base at an economical cost.
Catalogs
We currently produce a total of 16 full-line and targeted specialty catalogs in North America and Europe
under distinct titles. Our portfolio of catalogs includes such established brand names as
TigerDirect.com™, Global Computer Supplies™, CompUSA, TigerDirect.ca™, Misco®, Global