Greenville, SC (October 26, 1999) – With the rush of the holiday shopping season fast approaching, HomePoint.com, the leading online home furnishings supersite, has launched a special holiday section designed to make gift buying easy and stress-free for consumers.
"HomePoint For the Holidays," which can be found at www.homepoint.com, offers a wide variety of gift ideas in any price range. Whether searching for an inexpensive vase or splurging on a new bedroom set, there are hundreds of items available. And with the On-Time Delivery Guarantee, items purchased from the "HomePoint For the Holidays" section will arrive before December 20th and include a personalized gift card.
"We understand the time crunch many people are under when the holiday shopping season rolls around," said Michael R. West, chairman, president and CEO of HomePoint.com. "By offering free delivery, guaranteeing an on-time arrival and ensuring everyone’s satisfaction, the holiday section of our site is purposefully designed to make finding and giving the ideal gift as convenient as possible. Consumers can now spend more time with their friends and family, instead of being caught up with shopping, packaging and shipping gifts."
Additionally, the holiday section also offers gift certificates. Available in five denominations from $25 - $250, these enable the gift recipient to choose for themselves the ideal piece of home furnishings they’ve been wanting.
Among the array of items that consumers will find at HomePoint.com’s special holiday site are:
- Chairs for any room in the home
- Three-piece nesting tables
- Candle holders
- Stacking wine racks
- Decorative trunks
- Book cases
- Computer desks
- Vases
- Magazine racks
- Art for kids
- Lamps
- Reclining chairs
HomePoint.com, headquartered in Greenville, SC, first debuted in December, 1998, under the FurniturePoint.com brand name. The organization subsequently blossomed into HomePoint.com in June. In August, 1999, HomePoint.com secured $16.5 million in equity financing from Catterton Partners and GE Equity, along with New Millennium Partners and Piedmont Venture Partners, to be directed toward building the HomePoint.com brand, operating expenses and developing its home furnishings supersite. HomePoint.com services consumers with a comprehensive selection of home furnishing, free shipping in the continental U.S., design consultation and 100 percent customer satisfaction guarantee.
