NEWS
& EVENTS:
Farcountries.com
Launches B-to-B Site in Toronto for Canadian
Retailers and SUppliers.
New York, NY, July 20, 2000 - New
York-based Company of the Far Countries,
Ltd., a new Internet wholesale buying
resource for the gift industry (www.farcountries.com)
announced today that they have launched
FarCountries.com to Canadian retailers.
They have also signed Axicon World Imports,
Inc. headquartered in Vancouver B.C. as a
sUpplier to their global Web site. To celebrate
these events, FarCountries.com will host an
International Food and Wine Tasting for giftware
retailers at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel
on Tuesday, August 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
Through FarCountries.com, retailers in
Canada will be able to source products from
multiple sUppliers in many countries at
competitive wholesale prices in a single Far
Countries transaction. Canadian SUppliers
of all sizes will gain the benefit of
worldwide new product introductions and
expanded product distribution. According to
Geoffrey Gudewill, president of Axicon World
Imports, Inc., "We see this as an excellent
opportunity to reach more customers and
improve customer service. The benefit of
being part of FarCountries.com is that it is
very cost effective. There is no charge for
us to be represented on the site, and now
we'll be able to introduce new product lines
to retail buyers at a faster rate."
FarCountries.com
FarCountries.com is inspired by the
world's first trading company - Company
of the Far Countries, established in
Amsterdam in 1594. As those merchant traders
did for their era, FarCountries is
reinventing the international trading
company for the 21st
century, connecting sUppliers and retailers
worldwide, adding the enormous potential of the
Internet to business-to-business transactions.
FarCountries.com will offer distinctive gift
products from sUppliers in Europe, Asia, the
Middle East, and the Americas. FarCountries.com
offers a complete end-to-end internet trading
resource, providing services to both
manufacturers and retailers, including broad
product selection from worldwide sUppliers;
multiple manufacturer product sourcing in a
single transaction; competitive global prices;
and extensive sUpport in marketing, shipping,
export/import issues, financial transaction
processing, and customer service.
Retailers
and manufacturers are invited to visit www.farcountries.com
or call toll free 888-870-4566 for more information
on becoming part of the FarCountries e-commerce
network.
Axicon
World Imports, Inc.
Axicon World Imports, Inc. is a leading
North American importer and wholesaler
distributor of novelty giftware. The product mix
includes candles and candleholders, fashion
jewelry, social stationary, picture frames and
seasonal merchandise. Privately-owned for more
than 20 years, the company maintains
warehouse/distribution centers in Canada and the
United States and participates in all major
North American trade shows. With 25 employees
answering the needs of approximately 4,000
retail customers throughout North America,
Axicon is actively looking for new product lines
in both jewelry and giftware to provide the best
and widest selection of merchandise for its
customers.
For
more information please contact:
Jim Waechter at (212) 255-6550
ext. 19
j.waechter@farcountries.com
or
Alison Blume at (212) 255-6550
ext. 25
a.blume@farcountries.com.
800-465-5587
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