WEST MARINE HOSTS NEW PRODUCT REVIEW DAY ON MARCH 8, 2013
Event Invites Innovative Vendors to Pitch New Products to West Marine. West Marine (Nasdaq:WMAR), the country’s largest retailer of boating supplies and accessories, today announced its New Product Review Day on Friday, March 8, 2013. The event will be held at the Company’s Watsonville, California based Support Center located at 500 Westridge Drive.
West Marine’s New Product Review Day allows prospective inventors and vendors to pitch new products to West Marine Category Managers for consideration and the chance to be sold in West Marine retail stores, and through its other channels of business includingwestmarine.com. “West Marine is eager to meet innovators of new boating, fishing and sailing gear,” said Ron Japinga, EVP Merchandising for West Marine. “Our New Product Review Day presents a unique opportunity for vendors and inventors to meet personally with West Marine. We always look forward to this event and are excited to see great new boating and fishing products for our Customers.”
About West Marine
West Marine, the largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories, has over 300 company-operated stores located in 38 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and five franchised stores located in Turkey. Our Direct-to-Customer division, which comprises our call center, direct mail and e-commerce channels, offers Customers over 75,000 products plus the convenience of exchanging catalog and e-commerce purchases at our Store locations. Our Port Supply division is one of the largest wholesale distributors of marine equipment serving boat manufacturers, marine services, commercial vessel operators and government agencies.
To learn more visit: www.westmarine.com
