ABILENE, Kan., July 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ALCO Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALCS), which specializes in providing a superior selection of essential products for everyday life in small-town America, today announced the launch of a broad-line ecommerce store to serve shoppers with more than 10,000 items of high-quality merchandise at value prices. The full-service online store at ALCOstores.com adds to the wide selection of products available at 216 ALCO stores in 23 states. ALCO's ecommerce store provides convenient "24/7" online shopping in a secure, searchable web environment, plus delivery to home or place of business to save time and money.
Products offered on ALCOstores.com include video games and electronics … housewares, appliances and furniture … health & beauty aids and baby goods … office supplies, automotive and sporting goods … and much more. As in traditional ALCO stores, consumers can choose from a wide range of well-known brand names, including many new brands not found in the chain's retail stores.
Rich Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "ALCO Stores has built a loyal base of shoppers in towns across America with friendly service and exceptional values, and these customers can now satisfy more of their needs with the online convenience of ALCOstores.com. In addition, we have begun reaching new shoppers who do not have access to our brick-and-mortar stores but who appreciate the quality and value that ALCO now offers online. Our ecommerce store is an extension of ALCO's brand enabling shoppers to 'Shop Smart. Save Smart.' "
Wilson continued, "From a business standpoint, we expect this robust ecommerce presence to help us continue to grow top-line sales, build brand loyalty and spur additional trips to our ALCO stores. Recent industry data indicates that retailers with highly developed ecommerce platforms generate as much as 5% of their total business online, so we see this as a growth driver."
For more information, or to experience the ecommerce store, please visit ALCOstores.com.
About ALCO Stores, Inc.
ALCO Stores, Inc. is a broad-line retailer primarily located in small, underserved communities across 23 states. The Company has 216 ALCO stores that offer both name brand and private label products of exceptional quality at reasonable prices. We are proud to have continually provided friendly, personal service to our customers for the past 111 years. To learn more about the Company, visit www.ALCOstores.com.
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