(WICHITA, Kansas) – The Golf Warehouse, the world’s largest online golf store at www.tgw.com, has achieved more than 250-percent growth the past 12 months in sales of logo golf products in the corporate and tournament markets.
Much of TGW’s increase comes from small to large companies – including Accenture, Anheuser Busch, Barclay’s Capital, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Wells Fargo and Ford Motor Company – as well as the ASI market. They order custom merchandise for holiday gifts, performance incentives, customer-appreciation gestures, brand/promotional giveaways, fundraisers and contest prizes.
In addition, TGW is realizing a sharp rise in demand from golf-tournament and league/team organizers for embroidered apparel and hats, personalized golf balls and logo golf equipment, shoe totes, umbrellas, towels, travel and duffle bags, and various accessories.
Popular golf brands for customization include adidas, Antigua, Callaway, Nike, PING, Taylor Made and Titleist.
TGW also reports a surge in its "Freedom of Choice" program – gift cards and certificates which allow easy selection from more than 25,000 golf products at www.tgw.com.
"Once upon a time, TGW’s corporate and tournament business was a relatively nascent enterprise," says Steve Tangdall, TGW Director of Corporate Sales. "Now, TGW is the preferred place for groups to shop for made-to-order merchandise. We satisfy customers with excellent product recommendations from a wide assortment, and on-time, on-budget service."
TGW is renowned for providing pleasant, no-hassle shopping experiences and competitive prices. A few weeks ago, TGW launched the "PING Lesson Center" featuring 24 downloadable golf-tips vignettes on www.tgw.com. This instructional series is recognized as the first time a golf e-tailer has offered such an extensive, tee-to-green instruction series online. The 3-1/2- to five-minute video segments, produced in cooperation with PING, are downloadable to golfers’ I-Pod, Zune, Windows Media, Quicktime and Real Player.
TGW.com’s sister site, www.baseballsavings.com, is also recipient of high-volume orders from schools, teams and leagues for baseball jerseys, jackets, headwear and equipment from adidas, Louisville Slugger, Majestic Athletic, Mizuno, New Era, Rawlings, Under Armour, Wilson and Worth.
About The Golf Warehouse
TGW is owned by The Sportsman’s Guide that in September 2006 was acquired by Redcats USA, a multi-channel home shopping leader with eleven well-known brands in its portfolio: Chadwick’s, metrostyleTM, Woman Within, Jessica London, Roaman’s, La Redoute USA, KingSize, BrylaneHome, BrylaneHome Kitchen, The Sportsman’s Guide and The Golf Warehouse. Redcats USA offers a wide range of value and quality driven merchandise categories, including missy apparel, men’s and women’s plus-size apparel, home and lifestyle products, and outdoor gear.
About Redcats Group
Redcats USA is a part of the Redcats Group, a global leader in Home Shopping for apparel and home furnishing. Drawing on a multichannel network combining catalogues, e-commerce and stores, Redcats Group generated 4.33 billion euros of sales in 2006 with 17 brands in 28 countries and a staff of 20,000 associates. Sales are split between France (46.4%), USA (27.5%) and the rest of the world (26.1%). Redcats is a PPR Company. For any further information: www.redcats.com .
Contact:
Rich Katz
Buffalo Communications
703.891.3319
rkatz@billycaspergolf.com
