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Hudson's Bay Company Partners with IBM for E-commerce Platform Development

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Hudson's Bay Company has signed a five-year agreement with IBM to develop and implement its new online store. The partnership will enable Hbc to focus on its core business of retailing while leaving online site operations to IBM. The new e-commerce platform, powered by IBM's WebSphere Commerce software, will allow Hbc to provide a secure and available online shopping experience to customers around the clock.

Key Takeaways:

  • Hudson's Bay Company has partnered with IBM for a five-year, multi-million-dollar agreement to develop and implement its new online store.
  • The partnership will enable Hbc to focus on its core business of retailing while leaving online site operations to IBM.
  • The new e-commerce platform will be built using IBM's WebSphere Commerce software and will be hosted by IBM's eBusiness Hosting Services.
  • The site will have the ability to handle peak traffic during events like the Torino Winter Olympic Games in February 2006.
  • The partnership will also provide a consistent look and feel across the sites to help further brand recognition of Hbc.
  • The e-commerce platform will be managed by IBM's eApplication Managed Services on an IBM eServer pSeries server.
  • The user interface was designed by IBM's Toronto Innovation Centre.
  • Hudson's Bay Company is Canada's largest department store retailer and oldest corporation, employing nearly 70,000 associates.

Statistics:

  • The agreement is worth a multi-million dollars.
  • Hbc operates almost 500 stores led by the Bay, Zellers, and Home Outfitters chains.
  • Hbc's new online Hbc Olympic shop is accessible now at www.hbc.com.
  • The new online store is being developed in phases throughout 2006 and beyond.
  • The site is designed to handle peak traffic during events like the Torino Winter Olympic Games in February 2006.
  • The partnership will provide employees with additional computing power to ensure reliability during peak times.

Sources:

  • MARKET WIRE via COMTEX, Feb 06, 2006
  • www.ibm.com
  • Hudson's Bay Company

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