U.S. Apparel and Accessories Retailer Helps Make Online Purchasing
and Shipping Simple for Consumers around the World
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2014--
Pitney
Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) today announced leading U.S. online retailer, Bluefly,
is using technology and shipping services from Pitney Bowes to help
expand the online global reach of their brands to international buyers
around the world. The U.S. apparel and accessories retailer is using
Pitney Bowes’s global ecommerce software and international shipping
services to help offer a seamless and convenient cross-border purchasing
experience for consumers.
Bluefly is using Pitney Bowes’s global ecommerce solutions to help
simplify international transactions, improve the online shopping
experience for consumers and facilitate international growth. These
solutions also provide access to affordable global delivery services,
customs and brokerage management, and a full suite of logistics web
services to help make it easy to deliver goods to online shoppers in
international markets.
“The appetite for U.S. apparel and accessories brands, and the desire to
shop online globally, is continuing to fuel interest from international
buyers around the world,” said Craig Reed, vice president, Global
Ecommerce for Pitney Bowes. “We look forward to collaborating with
Bluefly to help them simplify the complexities associated with
international ecommerce and deliver purchases to the doorsteps of their
customers worldwide.”
Founded in 1998, Bluefly, Inc. is a leading online retailer of designer
brands, fashion trends and superior value. Bluefly is headquartered in
the heart of the Fashion District in New York City. In 2011, Bluefly
expanded its portfolio, launching Belle
& Clive, a members-only shopping destination that presents
highly curated selections of important brands via limited time sale
events.
Pitney Bowes provides global ecommerce services to more than 100
retailers and collaborates with some of the world’s largest ecommerce
marketplaces and platform providers. Additional U.S. apparel, footwear
and accessories retail clients include Billy Reid, Dooney & Bourke,
GANT, Rebecca Minkoff, Rickshaw Bagworks, PlanetShoes and Steven Alan.
Pitney Bowes offers a comprehensive suite of ecommerce solutions for
international sales. The company’s Software as a Service (SaaS)
solutions offer an array of API-driven (application programming
interface) web services to facilitate cross-border sales to
international markets around the world. Through one integration,
retailers can access services including: duty and tax calculation,
fully-landed and guaranteed costs at checkout, customs and brokerage
management, import and export management, optimized global shipping, and
parcel protection. For more information, visit www.pb.com/ecommerce.
About Bluefly
Leading online retailer Bluefly and its curated sale sister site Belle &
Clive are the one-stop destinations for stylish living. Founded in 1998,
Bluefly has established itself as the ultimate resource for the best of
fashion, offering the most coveted designers and trends at enviable
prices. From beauty to home goods, the designer marketplace now carries
a wide range of today’s most wanted items and brands—all accessible at a
value that customers love, on an online platform that everyone loves to
use.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes provides technology solutions for small,
mid-size and large firms that help them connect with customers to build
loyalty and grow revenue. Many of the company’s solutions are delivered
on open platforms to best organize, analyze and apply both public and
proprietary data to two-way customer communications. Pitney Bowes
includes direct mail, transactional mail and call center communications
in its solution mix along with digital channel messaging for the Web,
email and mobile applications. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is a new
opportunity™. www.pb.com.
Source: Pitney Bowes Inc.
Media:
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Karen King, 203-351-6189
karen.king@pb.com
