BILD BuildDirectCom Technogies Inc

Mr. Allen has 25 years of experience in building e-commerce and digital divisions across fashion, home goods and flooring and consumables companies such as Starbucks, Lowe's and STAINMASTER.

VANCOUVER, BC, April 3, 2023 /CNW/ - BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc. (TSXV: BILD) ("BuildDirect" or the "Company"), a leading omnichannel building material retailer, is pleased to announce that the Company has appointed Jay Allen as General Manager.

With deep experience in the apparel, home goods and flooring sectors, Mr. Allen has helped build online experiences for various companies including Cutter & Buck, Starbucks, STAINMASTER, Lowe's and other online businesses over the last 25 years. His experience includes direct-to-consumer home goods sales as well as direct to the trade digital solutions. Mr. Allen also brings experience in growing early-stage companies to maturity and has established a proven track record of scaling multiple e-commerce businesses to reach profitability. He will draw from his expertise to help improve the operational efficiency of BuildDirect's digital platform.

"We are pleased to add Jay Allen to our management team as he brings forth valuable expertise in scaling up e-commerce and digital businesses," said Shawn Wilson, CEO of BuildDirect. "Mr. Allen has worked with different home goods and flooring companies at various stages, ranging from startups to multi-billion dollar companies. Overall, he will play an integral part in our strategy to unlock operational synergies for our e-commerce platform."

BuildDirect (TSXV: BILD) is a leading omnichannel building material retailer. BuildDirect connects North American home improvement B2B and B2C organizations, and homeowners with quality building materials and services through its robust global supply chain network. BuildDirect's growth trajectory, strong product offering, and proprietary heavyweight delivery network are delivering value today, solidifying its position as an innovative player in the home improvement industry. For more information, visit www.builddirect.com.

This press release contains statements which constitute "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of the Company with respect to future business activities and operating performance. Forward looking statements are often identified by the words "may", "would", "could", "should", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" or similar expressions. These statements reflect management's current beliefs and expectations and are based on information currently available to management as at the date hereof. Forward-looking statements involve significant risk, uncertainties and assumptions.

Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, without limitation, statements relating to Mr. Allen's deep and valuable experience in the apparel, home goods and flooring sectors and the improvement of the operational efficiency of and unlocking operational synergies for BuidlDirect's digital e-commerce platform.

Many factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Among those factors are changes in consumer spending, availability of mortgage financing and consumer credit, changes in the housing market, changes in trade policies, tariffs or other applicable laws and regulations both locally and in foreign jurisdictions, availability and cost of goods from suppliers, fuel prices and other energy costs, interest rate and currency fluctuations, retention of key personnel and changes in general economic, business and political conditions. These forward-looking statements may be affected by risks and uncertainties in the business of the Company and general market conditions, including COVID-19.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. These factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.

Although the forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect the Company's expectations, estimates or projections concerning future results or events based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made, the Company cannot assure readers that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. There may be other risks, uncertainties and factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended and such changes could be material. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and BuildDirect assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.

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