Coastal Contacts Ranks As One Of Internet Retailer's Top 500 E-Retailers In North America
Coastal Contacts ranks 6th in North America for online health and beauty retailers, according to Internet Retailer magazine's annual report on e-business. The company ranked 118th overall in the top 500 North American retailers in their third consecutive year on the list.
Vancouver, BC (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 21, 2009 -- Coastal Contacts ranks 6th in North America for online health and beauty retailers, according to Internet Retailer magazine's annual report on e-business. The company ranked 118th overall in the top 500 North American retailers in their third consecutive year on the list.
"We are encouraged to be included among the top Internet retailers in North America and are proud of the incredible growth we have had over the past year of global economic uncertainty. Consumers have turned to us to find high value vision care products at an affordable rate in hard times, and our growth in this time illustrates the measure of our value," stated Roger Hardy, Co-Founder, CEO and President of Coastal Contacts and Clearly Contacts.
Internet Retailer's definitive ranking and analysis of America's 500 largest e-retailers is based on annual 2008 Internet sales, researched by Internet Retailer and confirmed by retailers. This 436-page report includes company financial, operational and performance data, as well as vendors in key categories.
"Coastal Contacts made the Internet Retailer Top 500 list once more and posted solid web sales in 2008 of $119 million," says Internet Retailer vice president and director of research Mark Brohan. "Having recently reached a milestone of delivering 100,000 pairs of prescription eyeglasses via the web since launching the program regionally in Canada and Sweden in February 2008, they are a diversified and growing online merchant."
About Coastal Contacts:
Coastal Contacts is one of the world's fastest growing online vision care suppliers. Providing contact lenses, eyeglasses and other complimentary vision care products to consumers worldwide, Coastal Contacts is proud to provide an affordable, convenient option for high quality vision care products. With its world class operations in North America, Europe and Asia, Coastal Contacts offers a unique blend of private label and branded products to over 150 countries across the globe. Already #1 in many of its markets, Coastal is rapidly advancing toward its goal of becoming the "World's Vision Store."
About Internet Retailer:
Published by Chicago-based Vertical Web Media LLC, Internet Retailer is a monthly national business magazine that is at the core of an e-commerce conference and four directories that serve the retailing community. The Internet Retailer family of products focuses on the Internet's vital role in a wide array of retailing activities, including web merchandising, supply chain management and multichannel integration. Its 42,500 subscribers are senior executives primarily from retail chains, independent stores, catalogs, virtual merchants and brand name manufacturers. Internet Retailer's circulation represents the largest multichannel readership base of any retailing magazine. The magazine also publishes the most widely read e-mail newsletter in retailing, IRNewsLink, which is distributed four times a week to 30,000+ opt-in subscribers, operates the largest retailing information web site, InternetRetailer.com, sponsors the largest conference in the e-retailing industry and publishes an annual ranking of the 500 largest web sites.
For Further Information:
Jennifer Harvey
Communications Manager
Clearly Contacts Ltd.
604-669-1555 ext. 322
jennyh (at) coastalcontacts (dot) com
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