HP Business Resource Centers – Powered by Retail 2.0
Posted December 6th, 2009
CompUSA and HP announced the opening of two HP Business Resource Centers, stores situated inside two existing CompUSA retail locations in South Florida: Miami-Dadeland and Plantation. Featuring the full scope of HP products for small-to-medium-sized businesses, the centers provide small- and medium-sized business owners and managers with the opportunity to enjoy a hands-on experience with products and solutions designed to help them manage, protect and grow their companies.
“It is very gratifying to partner with a company of HP’s stature for these unique stores, the first of their kind in North America,” said Gilbert Fiorentino, Chief Executive of the Technology Products Group at Systemax Inc, parent company of CompUSA. “CompUSA visitors already include a number of small and medium-sized business owners. We hope that they will find their visits to our stores to be even more rewarding as they can now browse not only our huge selection of computers, computer products, HDTVs and electronics, but also a full slate of HP commercial products and solutions, presented in state-of-the-art interactive displays. We invite small business owners across Miami to come out and see what HP has on offer at CompUSA at our grand opening celebration.” Continue »
Dover Delaware CompUSA now Open!
Posted November 25th, 2009
CompUSA® today announced the opening of a new store in Dover, Delaware, CompUSA’s first location in the Mid-Atlantic. The 20,000 square foot store fully integrates CompUSA’s powerful new shopping experience, Retail 2.0, which combines the best of bricks and mortar and online shopping.
“Dover marks the fourth CompUSA store opening in just the past two months, reflecting our strong momentum,” said Gilbert Fiorentino, Chief Executive of the Technology Products Group at Systemax Inc., parent company of CompUSA. “We are extremely pleased to have established a strong foothold in the Mid-Atlantic, giving consumers throughout the region access to our vast selection of laptop computers, desktop computers, HDTVs, and other electronics, all at rock-bottom prices.” Continue »
Aventura Florida CompUSA Now open!
Posted November 25th, 2009
Marks Fifth CompUSA In Miami, 18th in Florida
MIAMI, Fla. (November 24, 2009) – CompUSA® today announced the opening of its newest store in Aventura, Florida. This is CompUSA’s fifth store in greater Miami, 18th in Florida, with approximately 40 staff members, and is fully integrated with “Retail 2.0®,” CompUSA’s powerful new shopping method. Continue »
West Kendall Florida is now open!
Posted October 2nd, 2009
The all-new CompUSA in West Kendall, Florida is now open! Located at 12200 West Kendall Drive in Miami, this store is beautiful! Fully outfitted with Retail 2.0 since day one – and ready to rock and roll.
The West Kendall CompUSA will celebrate it’s grand opening on October 23, 2009.
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TWICE reports on Pembroke Pines CompUSA
Posted August 19th, 2009
Twice (This Week In CE) reported today on the latest CompUSA to open, in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
The latest addition, located here near Fort Lauderdale, is the first CompUSA store to be built to the company’s new Retail 2.0 spec. The interactive platform links product displays to dedicated Web pages, allowing shoppers to glean detailed product information from dedicated computer terminals. Three other Florida stores, in Miami-Dadeland, Plantation and North Lake, were previously converted to Retail 2.0, and Systemax plans to retrofit the remaining 12 Florida locations by years’ end.
“Our opening of the new Pembroke Pines location is a reflection of overwhelming demand from our Floridian customers,” said Gilbert Fiorentino, chief executive of Systemax’s technology products group. “The Pembroke Pines outlet is the first CompUSA store to be Retail 2.0-enabled from day one, in the spirit of providing more South Florida computer and electronics shoppers with an in-store experience not available anywhere else, with unbeatable prices to boot.”
Retail 2.0 Live in Naperville, IL and Guaynabo, PR
Posted August 18th, 2009
The excitement of new stores being outfitted with full Retail 2.0 capabilities continues – as Naperville, Illinois and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico have officially “turned on” in the last week.
We will continue to report as new stores become fully Retail 2.0 enabled.
CompUSA Opens New Pembroke Pines Store
Posted August 17th, 2009
All-New Store Fully Retail 2.0-Enabled From Day One
CompUSA announced the opening of its newest retail location in the greater Miami area, bringing its total number of Florida locations to 16. From day one the store is fully wired for Retail 2.0, bringing shoppers the best of bricks and mortar and online shopping.
“Our opening of the new Pembroke Pines location is a reflection of overwhelming demand from our Floridian customers,” said Gilbert Fiorentino, Chief Executive of the Technology Products Group at Systemax Inc, parent company of CompUSA. “The Pembroke Pines outlet is the first CompUSA store to be Retail 2.0-enabled from day one, in the spirit of providing more South Florida computer and electronics shoppers with an in-store experience not available anywhere else, with unbeatable prices to boot.” Continue »
CompUSA Helps Out Overtown Youth Center
Posted August 6th, 2009
The Overtown Youth Center is a Miami facility which was founded by the Alonzo Mourning Charities to provide disadvantaged youth with ongoing support and leadership to help build a brighter tomorrow. CompUSA was happy to donate 350 USB Flash Drives to the Youth Center for their Back-To-School project – and we were there to further help with the packing of the bookbags with the flash drives, pencils and other needed supplies for the upcoming school year.
ComputerTV hostesses spoke with the students and several volunteers at the Center and talked a little bit of tech with them too! Last year, CompUSA assisted the Latinos Unidos Center in Miami with a project, there providing 25 computer systems for the Center to aid in their educational efforts as many of these students do not have computers at home. The donated flash drives will provide a “transport” means to get homework from school and to the Overtown Youth Center, where the children can use on-site computers and printers to complete their homework and research. Continue »
Retail 2.0 strategy: Dealerscope Aug 2009
Posted August 5th, 2009
You know you’re onto something when you outline your vision for a whole new retailing experience and 20 minutes later the country’s chief technology officer tells a crowd he wants to use portions of it to improve government services.
That’s what happened after Gilbert Fiorentino, chief executive of Systemax’s Technology Products Group, which includes CompUSA, TigerDirect, Circuit City and several other businesses, gave a presentation on his Retail 2.0 strategy during the recent CEA Line Shows.
In a nutshell, the Retail 2.0 concept is about bringing the e-commerce tools and innovations Fiorentino implemented while heading up TigerDirect.com to CompUSA’s brick-and-mortar stores. Continue »
Retail 2.0 Featured in Internet Retailer Article
Posted August 2nd, 2009
Digital merchandising is busting out of the box, bringing web-based content to the store shelf
By Mary Wagner
When Systemax Technology Group CEO Gilbert Fiorentino first walked the aisles of CompUSA stores to learn more about the computer and consumer electronics retailer that Systemax Inc. had acquired in March 2008, he was struck by two things. A host of TV screens and computer monitors displayed pretty pictures or sat empty. And when sales associates were stumped by customers’ product questions, they often found answers using a web-linked computer accessible to staff.
Fiorentino knew customers were accustomed to finding the information they wanted themselves using the web on their own PCs. “These screens were sitting there and I thought, why can’t we get them connected to the Internet?” he wondered. Continue »
