HSN Enjoys Best Day In Company History Saturday's Net Sales Exceed $30 Million
Monday December 8, 1:03 pm ET
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- TV and Web retailer HSN received an early holiday gift this year in the form of a record-breaking sales day on Saturday, December 6 when the company took in over $30 million in just one day. That amount surpasses HSN's previous one-day sales record of $16.9 million achieved in December 2002.
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The record-breaking day featured a broad assortment of products that proved to have wide appeal including an exclusive desktop system from Gateway computers, cookware from the Wolfgang Puck Bistro Collection, beauty items from Adrien Arpel's Signature Club A line and world launches of electronic items such as an all-in-one Lexmark scanner/printer/copier, a combination Mustek digital camcorder/camera/MP3 player/voice recorder, along with a wide assortment of other holiday gifts.
The company has implemented various programs in the fourth quarter to improve the customer experience, such as a recently signed deal with UPS to deliver packages an average of two days faster and a newly redesigned hsn.com.
About HSN:
HSN, an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq: IACI - News), originated the television shopping concept in 1977. The idea materialized on a small AM radio station in Florida and has since grown into a global multichannel retailer with a thriving TV, catalog and Web business on hsn.com. HSN generated worldwide consolidated sales of close to $2 billion in 2002 and is the 4th largest cable television network in the U.S.
