Guest guest Posted March 14, 2000 Report Share Posted March 14, 2000 LYME Inc. Leading Online Retailer, Selects AGENCY.COM As Agency Of Record; New Multi-Million Dollar Relationship Reaffirms AGENCY.COM e-Tailing Expertise NEW YORK, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AGENCY.COM (Nasdaq: ACOM), a leading international Internet professional services firm, today announced it will act as agency of record for LYME Inc., an online retailer of popular designer and branded apparel and accessories. LYME Inc. has tapped AGENCY.COM to develop and launch the next phase of their e-business initiatives, which will be executed through AGENCY.COM's New York office. " We are excited to be working with LYME Inc. to bring the leading names in apparel and fashion online, " commented Rowe, President, AGENCY.COM : North America. " The management at LYME Inc. has had extraordinary success in the fashion industry, and it is exciting to work with experienced merchants to leverage this virtually untapped sector on the Internet. The online retail sector continues to grow rapidly, with Forrester Research estimating that approximately $13.8 billion of merchandise will be sold online in the U.S. apparel sector by 2003. We understand the huge market potential for effective online business for retailers and are developing cutting-edge technologies on behalf of these clients. " Working in partnership with LYME Inc., AGENCY.COM will develop the company's Internet department store, tokko.com, which will sell current season merchandise from popular designers and brands for men, women and children. The AGENCY.COM team will also work with LYME Inc. to help build and manage online initiatives, including operational, technical, fulfillment, and customer service infrastructure, for designers and brands of fashion apparel. LYME Inc. is currently working to develop several sites for brands including Mossimo.com. Mossimo is an independent designer and manufacturer of men and women's sportswear based in California. Lamer, Chairman and CEO of LYME Incorporated commented, " We believe that by using a best-of-breed developer like AGENCY.COM, LYME Inc. is able to create the strongest technology platform to serve our customers and grow our business efficiently and effectively. We wanted to build a `smart' e-commerce solution that required strong technology expertise. By using such an accomplished and experienced I-builder we feel assured that we will be able to combine our experience in fashion merchandising and inventory management successfully with technical expertise and diversification. " About LYME Incorporated Founded in July 1999 by the former Senior Vice President of Corporate strategy for Tommy Hilfiger, Inc., LYME Inc. is an emerging business-to- consumer and business-to-business Internet retailer of designer and branded apparel. Though the development of its Internet department store, tokko.com, LYME Inc. will market and sell current season designer and branded apparel and accessories. The site is being targeted specifically to 24 to 36 year-old professional and affluent men and women who are time-starved and style conscious. LYME Inc. is also applying its merchant expertise with the functionality and technology of its e-commerce engine to build and operate e- businesses for successful designers and brands of fashion apparel. LYME Inc. is a privately funded company based in New York. For information, please write to info@... About AGENCY.COM AGENCY.COM is a leading international Internet professional services firm. The company provides an integrated set of strategy, creative and technology services that helps take clients from concept to launch and operation of their interactive businesses. Founded in January 1995, AGENCY.COM is headquartered in New York and has U.S. offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Portland (OR), San Francisco, Woodbridge (NJ) and Vail (CO), with international offices in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, London and Paris, and an affiliate office in Singapore. AGENCY.COM serves a broad and diversified global client base in a variety of industries, including 3M, Bank of America, British Airways, Colgate-Palmolive, Compaq, Heineken and Texaco. For investor information, please visit AGENCY.COM's Web site at http://www.agency.com/investors or call AGENCY.COM's Investor Relations line at 212-358-2702. To receive press releases going forward, please send contact information to investors@... or call 1-877-721-3006 for a fax copy. Matters discussed in this release may include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may be materially different. Factors that could cause actual results to differ are stated in the company's reports and other documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the prospectus included in its Form S-1 Registration Statement dated December 8, 1999. SOURCE AGENCY.COM CO: AGENCY.COM; LYME Inc. ST: New York IN: MLM REA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2000 Report Share Posted March 15, 2000 >From: BratDet@... > >LYME Inc. Leading Online Retailer, Selects AGENCY.COM As Agency Of Record; >New Multi-Million Dollar Relationship Reaffirms AGENCY.COM e-Tailing Expertise Why do I get the feeling the name was picked to cause search engine hits on the Inet? SueH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2000 Report Share Posted March 15, 2000 Way weird indeed! Couldn't believe my eyes! Wonder if the tags on the clothes will have the " Lyme " logo, yuck!Vicki >From: BratDet@... > >LYME Inc. Leading Online Retailer, Selects AGENCY.COM As Agency Of Record; >New Multi-Million Dollar Relationship Reaffirms AGENCY.COM e-Tailing Expertise > >NEW YORK, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AGENCY.COM (Nasdaq: ACOM), a leading >international Internet professional services firm, today announced it will >act as agency of record for LYME Inc., an online retailer of popular designer >and branded apparel and accessories. LYME Inc. has tapped AGENCY.COM to >develop and launch the next phase of their e-business initiatives, which will >be executed through AGENCY.COM's New York office. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2000 Report Share Posted March 16, 2000 There is a possibility that this company is based in a town called Lyme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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