Lilly Pulitzer Launches Mobile Website With Digby
Lilly Pulitzer and Digby CEOs to host live launch of the retailer's new mobile commerce initiative today in Austin
Lilly Pulitzer® today announced the launch of its first-ever mobile website, compatible with all web-enabled mobile phones and optimized for the iPhone and Android devices. A live launch meet-and-greet will be held at 3:00 pm CDT this afternoon (Thursday, July 8, 2010) at the Lilly Pulitzer® store in Austin, Texas at The Domain. Lilly Pulitzer® CEO, Scott Beaumont, and Digby CEO, Dave Sikora, will both be in attendance to introduce Lilly Pulitzer customers to the new mobile website.
The project is part of a key initiative for the company to increase availability and convenience for its shoppers, and the timing of the mobile launch is in the heart of the retailer's busy summer season. Lilly Pulitzer®, in business for over 50 years, provides apparel for women, children and men and a wide range of accessories, all inspired by the authentic Palm Beach Lifestyle.
"Our customers are often mobile — whether for business or pleasure — and our goal is to be as accessible to them as possible and provide a consistent and positive experience for them, regardless of where they shop," said Michelle Kelly, vice president of e-Commerce, online marketing and stores for Lilly Pulitzer®. "We envision mobile becoming a core channel for our business in 2010 and over the coming years, so taking a strategic approach to mobile commerce with Digby has been exciting — and this is just the first step in a wide range of possibilities for leveraging mobile and catering to our customers whenever, wherever, and however they want to engage with us."
The Lilly Pulitzer® mobile Web store front from Digby provides comprehensive features for shoppers that are optimized for their mobile phones, such as:
- Ability to browse and search across the entire catalog
- Rich product descriptions and full-color images
- Address book integration
- Mobile optimized checkout
- Store locator
- Quick access to new arrivals
- Seamless integration with existing backend cataloging and order processing systems
- Expanded optimization for Android and iPhone to build on additional extensions
"Working with the team at Lilly Pulitzer® is inspiring, because they truly ‘get' mobile and how important it is for interacting with consumers now and in the future," said Dave Sikora, CEO, Digby. "We are excited to launch Lilly Pulitzer's® presence in the mobile channel and look forward to working strategically with them on their mobile and customer strategy."
The Digby Mobile Commerce Suite is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that will quickly enable Lilly Pulitzer® to deliver a rich and unique mobile experience to their customers — anytime, anywhere. Lilly Pulitzer® will now be able to offer a branded and customized storefront for the mobile Web for all major smartphone platforms. The result is a transformative user experience that enables consumers to easily search for merchandise and complete transactions right from their mobile phones.
The Digby and Lilly Pulitzer® mobile commerce agreement was a catalyst for the recently announced alliance between Digby and Venda, Lilly Pulitzer's® on-demand eCommerce platform provider. On June 9, 2010, the companies announced the availability of Venda A.M.P.™, a feature rich mobile portfolio that is integrated with the Venda Enterprise eCommerce platform. This seamless solution, supported by Venda's global customer support organization, provides brands and retailers with a unified platform to connect with and serve their customers when mobile - 365/24/7, delivering highly personalized and rich shopping experiences.
"As the world's leading on-demand eCommerce platform, we are thrilled to partner with Digby, the undisputed visionary and innovator in the mobile space" said Jeffrey Max, CEO of Venda, Inc. "Our clients are delighted with this new capability, integral to our platform."
Customers wishing to visit the new Lilly Pulitzer mobile Web site should navigate to www.lillypulitzer.com on their mobile browser.
About Lilly Pulitzer®
Lilly Pulitzer provides apparel and sleepwear for women, apparel for children and men, accessories including eyewear, shoes, handbags, jewelry, belts and gifts, fragrance, stationery and two entertaining books, all inspired by the authentic Palm Beach lifestyle. It all started with a juice stand and a simple shift dress that showcased a colorful print intended to hide fruit juice stains while looking fabulous. The dress became such an instant hit, Lilly stopped selling juice and started selling dresses. Now after 50 years of success, there are over 75 Lilly Pulitzer Signature Stores in addition to a number of company operated retail stores and major department stores nationwide." More information on products, distribution and the Lilly Story is available at www.lillypulitzer.com.
About Digby
Digby is the leading provider of mobile commerce and cross-channel mobile customer engagement designed specifically for retailers, delivering rich and unique mobile experiences for today's consumer — anytime, anywhere. The Digby Mobile Commerce Platform is a fully-managed suite of applications designed for the iPhone/iTouch, iPad, BlackBerry and Android that empowers retailers to optimize their mobile strategy, unifying the web, in-store and catalog channels. Using the Digby Mobile Commerce Platform, retailers can easily enable mobile as a strategic channel, extending their brand to drive incremental revenues. Led by software and wireless industry veterans, the privately-held company is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For additional information, please visit www.digby.com.
About Venda
Venda delivers on-demand eCommerce to some of the world's leading retailers and manufacturers, including Tesco, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Superdrug, JVC, Urban Outfitters, Conde Nast and Jimmy Choo. The Company's complete eCommerce software and eCommerce solution combines flexibility, reliability and scalability with the operating advantages of an outsourced service. Multi-lingual and multi-currency capable, Venda's B2B and B2C solutions provide "best of the web" capabilities to Fortune 1000 companies. Venda allows customers to reduce the risk, complexity and cost associated with eCommerce, while empowering business users and delivering unprecedented ROI. With offices in New York, London and Bangkok, the Company is managed by a team of eCommerce veterans with many years of experience in online businesses.
www.venda.com
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