CompUSA officially opens its newest Broward County store today in
Pembroke Pines, located at 10121 Pines Boulevard at S. Palm Avenue. A
ceremonial ribbon cutting by Pembroke Pines City Commissioner Jack
McCluskey, a donation benefitting University of Miami’s Sylvester
Comprehensive Cancer Center, and store-wide specials will kick off the
grand opening celebration, all starting at 5:00pm today.
The Pembroke Pines location, which is Florida’s 16th CompUSA
store and the 26th nation-wide, is the first to be fully
wired from opening day with “Retail 2.0,” CompUSA’s revolutionary system
that merges the best of bricks-and-mortar and online shopping.
“The opening of our Pembroke Pines store reflects an overwhelming demand
from our South Florida customers and our continuing success across the
state,” said Gilbert Fiorentino, Chief Executive of the Technology
Products Group at Systemax Inc., parent company of CompUSA. “The new
store will provide more computer and electronics shoppers with the
unrivaled experience that is Retail 2.0, and great prices to boot.”
The grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:00pm today will include a
$5,000 donation benefiting the University of Miami Sylvester
Comprehensive Cancer Center’s breast cancer research studies as part of
the Glam-A-THON™, an event series with the mission to “Kiss Breast
Cancer Goodbye.” CompUSA will have a team participating in the Glam Doll
Strut, another event to raise funds for breast cancer research, taking
place the following day on Las Olas Boulevard in Ft. Lauderdale.
“CompUSA is an increasingly integral part of the Florida community and
we are proud to have created hundreds of new jobs across South Florida
since early last year,” Mr. Fiorentino continued. “With the opening of
our new Pembroke Pines store we have not only created 40 more new jobs
in the area, but have also pledged a commitment to the community with a
charitable contribution to help fight breast cancer. Supporting local
charities has always been a priority for us and it’s even more important
in these trying times when so many are in need.”
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, catalogs and Internet channels. The
CompUSA companies are subsidiaries of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX).
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