Pink Friday® is the New Black for Holiday Shopping
November 20 2009 - 10:33AM
Business Wire
Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping
season, gives way to Pink on Nov. 27 as CompUSA turns the shopping
frenzy into a charitable free-for-all for the second consecutive
year. The consumer electronics and technology retailer expects Pink
Friday to help raise more than $100,000 for Susan G. Komen for the
Cure®, the world’s largest breast cancer organization.
Customers can get involved in the following ways:
- Customers can donate $1, $5, $10
or $20, on top of their in-store or on-site purchase to Komen for
the Cure.
- A live 12-hour Webcast will be
available on www.CompUSA.com, from noon to midnight. During the
live webcast, limited quantities of products will be sold at 50
percent off list price. The full proceeds from the sales will go
directly to Komen. Sponsors of the Webcast include Intel, AMD,
Lenovo, Logitech, I-INC, Canon, CA, Toshiba, TRENDnet, Garmin,
Targus, Ultra, Samsung and Sony.
“Pink Friday reminds us that the holiday season is all about
giving,” said Gilbert Fiorentino, Chief Executive of Systemax
Technology Products Group, which includes CompUSA. “Together, we
and our customers will make a tremendous impact on Susan G. Komen
for the Cure’s promise to end breast cancer.”
“We are so grateful for CompUSA’s dedication to our promise,”
said Katrina McGhee, vice president of global partnerships at Komen
for the Cure. “Pink Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of
the year and this program allows a huge audience to become engaged
with our cause.”
The 12-hour Webcast will feature breast cancer survivor
interviews, informational videos and the sale of hundreds of
products at 50 percent off, with 100 percent of the proceeds
donated to Komen. The products go “live” at different times during
the Webcast and are sold to the first people who call in. The
online products being offered at 50 percent off will not be
available in stores, but in celebration of Pink Friday, all of
CompUSA’s 28 retail locations throughout the country and in Puerto
Rico will go “pink” with décor, bags, in-store donations and
more.
- Altamonte Springs, FL – 130 E.
Altamonte Drive
- Aventura, FL – 17641 Biscayne
Blvd.
- Brandon, FL – 11211 Causeway
Blvd.
- Clearwater, FL – 23656 U.S. 19
North
- Deerfield Beach, FL – 1835 W.
Hillsboro Blvd.
- Dover, DE – 1350 N. Dupont
Hwy.
- Fort Lauderdale, FL – 1740 N.
Federal Highway
- Fort Myers, FL – 13741 S.
Tamiami Trail
- Jacksonville, FL – 9041
Southside Blvd.
- Jacksonville, FL – 9244-A
Arlington Expressway
- Kendall, FL – 12200 N. Kendall
Drive
- Miami, FL – 7440 North Kendall
Drive (Dadeland)
- Miami, FL – 14951 South Dixie
Highway (Falls)
- Miami, FL – 7795 West Flagler
Street
- Orlando, FL – 7802 South Orange
Blossom Trail
- Pembroke Pines, FL – 10121 Pines
Blvd.
- Plantation, FL – 12170 West
Sunrise Blvd.
- Tampa, FL – 701 North Dale
Mabry
- West Palm Beach, FL – 3942
Northlake Blvd.
- Hoffman Estates, IL – 675 West
Golf Road
- Naperville, IL – 175 Ambassador
Drive
- Orland Park, IL – 201 Orland
Park Place
- Durham, NC – 1058 West Club
Blvd.
- Raleigh, NC – 3131 Capital
Blvd.
- Guaynabo, PR – 1498 Roosevelt
Avenue
- El Paso, TX – 9521 Viscount
Avenue
- McAllen, TX – 1800 South Main,
Suite 400
- Plano, TX – 721 Central
Expressway
This year, 192,280 new cases of invasive breast cancer are
expected to be diagnosed, according to the American Cancer Society.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the global leader in funding breast
cancer research, has invested nearly $1.5 billion in research and
community health programs with nearly $465 million of it directly
dedicated to research.
For more information on Pink Friday, please visit
www.pinkfriday.org.
About CompUSA
The CompUSA companies (www.compusa.com) serve the needs of both
personal and business computer users, selling consumer electronics,
computers, digital media technology and peripherals via retail
stores, Business-to-Business Sales Offices and Internet channels.
The CompUSA companies are subsidiaries of Systemax Inc.
About Systemax Inc.
Systemax Inc. (http://www.systemax.com), a Fortune 1000 company
(NYSE: SYX), sells personal computers, computer supplies, consumer
electronics and industrial products through a system of branded
e-Commerce web sites, retail stores, relationship marketers and
direct mail catalogs in North America and Europe. The primary
brands are TigerDirect, CompUSA, Circuit City, MISCO, WStore and
Global Industrial.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots
network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save
lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize
science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen
Race for the Cure®, we have invested nearly $1.5 billion to fulfill
our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds
dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more
information visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.
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