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WAM Europe announces new advertising campaign
February 2012
Wam Europe are launching a series of new hard-hitting adverts aimed at manufacturers and retailers holding excess inventory.
These ads will appear over the next few weeks in the major retail, IT and consumer electronics trade press titles,
highlighting WAM Europe's ability to manage returned and distressed stock quickly and effectively.
A message from Our Chairman
February 2012It's been a busy year for WAM Europe! New customers, new suppliers, and new products have all contributed to a successful year. Read about the year we've had and the challenges ahead » here
WAM Europe adds to buying team
February 2012
WAM Europe are pleased to announce that Dan Shepherd has joined the buying team this month.
Dan brings over ten years of sourcing experience to WAM, predominantly within the IT market.
Most recently Dan worked for Groupon, the leading online daily deal company, sourcing a wide variety of
IT and consumer products, and will bring his deep knowledge of the industry to the business as WAM aims to grow into new markets.
You can contact Dan for any of your inventory problems now on 0118 912 6250.
WAM Europe partners with Curtis International
January 2012
WAM are pleased to announce a new and exclusive partnership with Curtis International, a leading manufacturer of Consumer
Electronics products.
Curtis was founded in the mid-eighties and is headquartered in Canada. They supply many major
retailers in the UK and Europe as well as internationally under the Curtis, RAC and retailer own-brands.
WAM are now undertaking a recovery and refurbishment exercise to process and remarket all Curtis' UK returns annually,
comprising DVD players, Personal DVD & CD players, TV's, Home Cinema systems, along with iPod Speaker Docks and
Hi-Fi Systems.
Gary Richards, of WAM Europe said, "WAM are delighted to be extending our relationship with
Curtis by managing the recovery of customer returns directly from their major retail customers"
WAM Europe strengthens buying team
July 2011
WAM Europe are pleased to announce that Gary Woodward has joined the buying team. Gary joins WAM from Richer Sounds where he had
worked since 1986 in a variety of roles, working his way from the shop floor to UK Purchasing Director.
Voted one of the "Top 50 most important people in Tech" by T3 magazine in 2008, Gary brings 25 years' worth of experience and
industry leading product knowledge of the consumer electronics market to WAM, particularly within TV, AV and HiFi product categories,
and will allow WAM to expand and extend its product offer and services across many more consumer electronics brands and categories.
Digital Switchover gathers pace
April 2011
During the second half of 2011 larger population centres across the UK will be switching off their analogue signals. Anglia, Central and STV
Central are underway now, and these regions will be followed by Yorkshire TV region in August and the balance of the South East and Tyne Tees
in 2012.
This represents a major opportunity for retailers to capitalise on the demand for set top boxes and PVR's of all types, including Freeview,
Freeview HD, and Freesat. WAM are now offering models from brands such as Philips, Grundig and Goodmans, with more to follow
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WAM Direct announce some exciting improvements to www.wamdirect.co.uk
April 2011
Westcoast Asset Management have made some exciting and innovative improvements to its rapidly growing online venture,
www.wamdirect.co.uk.
Delivering the best of WAM to the web, wamdirect now brings buyers the ability to make real savings by making offers on selected stocks,
and to buy stock in bulk. For the larger buyer looking for great deals it's all about providing flexible purchasing options.
And once a buyer has signed up they can now elect to receive a regular email bringing our latest offers directly to their inbox.
This has already proved to be an extremely popular initiative.
If you haven't signed up yet, or haven't visited wamdirect for a while, then you'll be amazed at the huge array of choice now available.
Click here to register and open an account with us today.
Current Retail Market under pressure: "Worst drop in sales for at least 16 years"
(BRC April 2011)
The BRC(British Retail Consortium) have this month reported the worst drop in sales for at least 16 years with non-food retailers
in particular suffering the highest downturn.
A lack of consumer confidence driven by a fear for jobs and income has played a major role. Even non-food non-store sales
growth (those via the internet, mail order and phone) fell further in March.
Of more relevance to our market the BRC described it as a challenging month for electricals due to consumers delaying the purchase
of discretionary items and concentrating on essentials instead. Their key finding was that shoppers were actively seeking out
promotions and deals on electrical items, and especially for computer products.
The message is clear for retailers-WAM offer competitive deals across a wide range of excess, end-of-line, and graded products,
giving you the edge you need to stand out in todays difficult market so take advantage of the current trend towards value, and
see what WAM has to offer!