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Pink Friday® is the New Black for Holiday Shopping
MIAMI --(Business Wire)--
Black Friday (News - Alert), the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, gives way to Pink on Nov. 27 as CompUSA turns the shopping frenzy into a charitable free-for-all for the second consecutive year. The consumer electronics and technology retailer expects Pink Friday to help raise more than $100,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world's largest breast cancer organization.
Customers can get involved in the following ways:
Customers can donate $1, $5, $10 or $20, on top of their in-store or on-site purchase to Komen for the Cure.
A live 12-hour Webcast will be available on www.CompUSA.com, from noon to midnight. During the live webcast, limited quantities of products will be sold at 50 percent off list price. The full proceeds from the sales will go directly to Komen. Sponsors of the Webcast include Intel, AMD, Lenovo, Logitech, I-INC, Canon (News - Alert), CA, Toshiba, TRENDnet, Garmin, Targus, Ultra, Samsung and Sony.
"Pink Friday reminds us that the holiday season is all about giving," said Gilbert Fiorentino, Chief Executive of Systemax Technology Products Group, which includes CompUSA. "Together, we and our customers will make a tremendous impact on Susan G. Komen for the Cure's promise to end breast cancer."
"We are so grateful for CompUSA's dedication to our promise," said Katrina McGhee, vice president of global partnerships at Komen for the Cure. "Pink Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year and this program allows a huge audience to become engaged with our cause."
The 12-hour Webcast will feature breast cancer survivor interviews, informational videos and the sale of hundreds of products at 50 percent off, with 100 percent of the proceeds donated to Komen. The products go "live" at different times during the Webcast and are sold to the first people who call in. The online products being offered at 50 percent off will not be available in stores, but in celebration of Pink Friday, all of CompUSA's 28 retail locations throughout the country and in Puerto Rico will go "pink" with décor, bags, in-store donations and more.
Altamonte Springs, FL - 130 E. Altamonte Drive
Aventura, FL - 17641 Biscayne Blvd.
Brandon, FL - 11211 Causeway Blvd.
Clearwater, FL - 23656 U.S. 19 North
Deerfield Beach, FL - 1835 W. Hillsboro Blvd.
Dover, DE - 1350 N. Dupont Hwy.
Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1740 N. Federal Highway
Fort Myers, FL - 13741 S. Tamiami Trail
Jacksonville, FL - 9041 Southside Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL - 9244-A Arlington Expressway
Kendall, FL - 12200 N. Kendall Drive
Miami, FL - 7440 North Kendall Drive (Dadeland)
Miami, FL - 14951 South Dixie Highway (Falls)
Miami, FL - 7795 West Flagler Street
Orlando, FL - 7802 South Orange Blossom Trail
Pembroke Pines, FL - 10121 Pines Blvd.
Plantation, FL - 12170 West Sunrise Blvd.
Tampa, FL - 701 North Dale Mabry
West Palm Beach, FL - 3942 Northlake Blvd.
Hoffman (News - Alert) Estates, IL - 675 West Golf Road
Naperville, IL - 175 Ambassador Drive
Orland Park, IL - 201 Orland Park Place
Durham, NC - 1058 West Club Blvd.
Raleigh, NC - 3131 Capital Blvd.
Guaynabo, PR - 1498 Roosevelt Avenue
El Paso, TX - 9521 Viscount Avenue
McAllen, TX - 1800 South Main, Suite 400
Plano, TX - 721 Central Expressway
This year, 192,280 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed, according to the American Cancer Society. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the global leader in funding breast cancer research, has invested nearly $1.5 billion in research and community health programs with nearly $465 million of it directly dedicated to research.
For more information on Pink Friday, please visit www.pinkfriday.org.
About CompUSA
The CompUSA companies (www.compusa.com) serve the needs of both personal and business computer users, selling consumer electronics, computers, digital media technology and peripherals via retail stores, Business-to-Business Sales Offices and Internet channels. The CompUSA companies are subsidiaries of Systemax Inc.
About Systemax Inc.
Systemax Inc. (http://www.systemax.com), a Fortune 1000 company (NYSE: SYX), sells personal computers, computer supplies, consumer electronics and industrial products through a system of branded e-Commerce web sites, retail stores, relationship marketers and direct mail catalogs in North America and Europe. The primary brands are TigerDirect, CompUSA, Circuit City, MISCO, WStore and Global Industrial.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, we have invested nearly $1.5 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.
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