West Marine, dot-coms form strategic alliances
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West Marine has established strategic alliances with electronic commerce companies pcBoat.com and Edmiston-Yachtstore Holdings. West Marine, the US' largest marine retailer will be the exclusive supplier of marine parts and accessories for pcBoat.com. The latter provides consumers and professional with online access to services related to the purchase and maintenance of boats. Similarly, it will also serve as the supplier of selected yachting parts and accessories to Edmiston-Yachtstore, which specializes in the charter and sale of luxury boats through the Internet.
Publication Name: Soundings Trade Only
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0194-8369
Year: 2000
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Key to operate loan program for boats.com
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Key Recreation Lending and online marine portal boats.com have established a joint venture called boatsbank that will provide online boat loans to consumers. Ken Landon, CEO of Key Recreation Lending, said that as many as 10 of the leading marine finance companies would offer their services through boatsbank. Landon added that consumers and dealers can use boatsbank in accessing information on interest rates. A dealer reserve will also included in the published rate.
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Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0194-8369
Year: 2000
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E-commerce companies to 'share expertise, effort'
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Boatscape.com has formed strategic alliances with Miami, FL-based MAREX.com Inc and San Francisco, CA-based Quokka.com. The alliances do not involved an exchange of money but rather a sharing of each other's strengths. MAREX.com will provide Boston, MA-based Boatscape.com with its business-to-business expertise, while Quokka.com will feature Boatscape branded links from its Web site. Broadscape.com will contribute its retail expertise to the partnership.
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Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0194-8369
Year: 2000
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