EWRX to Launch BigBadCatalog June 15th
20 April 2000
EWRX to Launch BigBadCatalog June 15th - B2B2C Offering Targets $5 Million In First Six Months
BELLINGHAM, Wash., April 20 EWRX Internet Systems Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: EWRX) ( http://www.ewrx.com ) today announced it will
launch BigBadCatalog June 15th. BigBadCatalog, designed to deliver easy-to-use
online ordering for parts and accessories in the specialty automotive
aftermarket, will be a central e-Business component serving all e-Communities
in EWRX' vertical automotive market Internet portal.
BigBadCatalog, being built by EWRX subsidiary North Fork WebWRX,
implements a Business-to-Business-to-Consumer (B2B2C) e-commerce model. The
phase one deployment will provide direct online access to best-selling items
from nationally recognized, business-to-business wholesale distributors in the
specialty automotive aftermarket, making their inventory directly available to
buyers.
"Based upon our predicted traffic increases through the year 2002, we
expect BigBadCatalog to produce approximately $5 million in sales during the
year 2000, $25 million in 2001, and $65 million in 2002," said Dan Jondron,
president of North Fork WebWRX.
Distributor-partners will process and fulfill orders placed through
BigBadCatalog, as well as handle returns and exchanges. Shipping boxes will
prominently feature BigBadCatalog and logos from the EWRX family of automotive
e-Communities. Details of the vendor partnerships will be disclosed with the
June 15th launch.
"The debut of BigBadCatalog sets the stage to rapidly expand our B2B2C
model, selling services to businesses and providing ready access to the
products consumers in our e-Communities demand. Auto enthusiasts in the
specialty automotive aftermarket spend, on average, $1,500 annually on auto
related stuff and we have hundreds of thousands regularly using our sites each
month," Jondron said.
ABOUT EWRX (pronounced e-works)
EWRX Internet Systems Inc. builds e-Community and e-Business web sites in
the $21 billion specialty automotive aftermarket. EWRX is building a
comprehensive B2B2C vertical market Internet portal to unify this market. As
the owner of the largest classic car and classic truck communities on the
Internet, EWRX is a major presence where the automotive market meets the Net.
Through its subsidiary, North Fork WebWRX Inc., the leading web site
developer in the specialty automotive aftermarket, EWRX provides high-end web
site design, Internet database software and services, custom e-business
solutions, and Internet marketing consulting.
EWRX Family of Web Sites:
EWRX -- http://www.ewrx.com
North Fork WebwWRX -- http://www.nfwebwrx.com
SpeedWRX -- http://www.speedwrx.com
ClassicCar -- http://www.classiccar.com
Classic Truck Shop -- http://www.classictruckshop.com
Motorhood -- http://www.motorhood.com
Contacts:
Grant Farkes and Peter Holt, EWRX Investor Relations,
604-669-6079, fax - 604-669-6042, grant@ewrx.com or peter@ewrx.com.
Allen French, I.W. Miller Group Investor Relations for EWRX,
949-833-9001.
Barry Bowen, EWRX Public Relations, barry@ewrx.com,
360-738-7018, fax - 360-738-4815.
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