During This Recession, People Still Buy Luxury Items by Buying Direct From Online Retailers
Even during this recession, people still want the luxury items they deserve, but need them at lower prices. E-commerce sites such as ChooseDirect give people the purchasing power to get what they desire at prices they can afford.
San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB ) November 12, 2009 -- Despite the recession, online retail sales accounted for 3.6% of all retail sales in the second quarter of 2009, even though total retail sales fell 0.4%. People shop at Internet sites 48% more than they have in the past, knowing now how to find the low prices they cannot find in brick-and-mortar stores. Savvy shoppers who grew up using the computer put their technological skills to use in search of products they once might not have purchased virtually - luxury items such as designer furniture, hot tubs, and fireplaces. E-commerce sites offering factory direct pricing have sprung up and become popular ways to afford lavish items with price tags that are usually unapproachable. ChooseDirect is one such company experiencing this growth in sales.
Steve Barbarich, CEO of ChooseDirect, is not surprised by this trend. He says, "Of course people are going to buy the items they want when they are priced as low as possible. Thanks to my true factory direct model, I can offer great values and am ecstatic to do so."
Not all can be rosy at many factory direct retailers. Some of ChooseDirect's biggest competitors are also likely having strong sales. However, most of them charge a hefty annual membership fee that therefore reduces savings to the consumer and likely turns him or her off. ChooseDirect has no such fee, cuts out middlemen and offers true factory direct pricing, unlike these other sites who still deal with distributors. With phones ringing constantly, ChooseDirect is obviously doing something right.
Although ChooseDirect cannot reveal numbers, at its newest site, Choose Fireplaces and Stoves.com, business is booming. The site is selling tax rebate fireplaces, stoves and fireplaces inserts as well as modern fireplaces at unbelievable rates.
Choose Hot Tubs Direct.com, which sells Island Escape Spas, its own product line, as well as other brands, continues its business success even as the weather gets colder.
Choose Outdoor Kitchens.com sells many grills, barbecue islands and outdoor kitchens a day thanks to its outdoor kitchen design center that allows people to build the outdoor kitchen of their dreams before they purchase it.
Even Choose Swim Spas Direct.com, which sells swim spas under $20,000, sees sales every day.
Companies like ChooseDirect are definitely appealing to consumers even during these trying economic times. Luxury item sales growth proves that appealing prices will never deter people from buying what they desire or need. As e-commerce grows and factory direct pricing takes over Internet sales, no doubt opulent items will become more available online and knowledgeable shoppers will purchase them regularly and confidently.
About ChooseDirect.com:
ChooseDirect.com brings the world high quality products at factory direct pricing. Since this e-commerce online retailer is involved with the product all the way down to the factory level, it cuts out many middlemen from the process and is able to offer better prices than the competitors. With advanced factory coordination, ChooseFireplacesandStoves.com provides all its customers with highly customized premium fireplaces, stoves, or fireplace inserts and more at discount prices they can afford. Choose HotTubsDirect.com prides itself in having a large selection of hot tubs. ChooseOutdoorKitchens.com, an online retailer of outdoor kitchens, built in grills, drop in grill islands and many other outdoor kitchen products, also follows the ChooseDirect.com business model and leads the outdoor kitchen industry with high quality products, great customer service, detailed product facts and outdoor kitchen industry information.
CONTACT:
Diana Slampyak, Director of Community Outreach
ChooseDirect
767 Bryant St., Suite 201
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-618-0681
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