CompUSA today unveiled the grand opening of its West Kendall store, at
12200 North Kendall Drive (SW 88th Street), off of Highway
821 in Southwest Miami. It marks the fourth CompUSA in the greater Miami
area, bringing the total number in Florida to 17 and the national store
count to 27. A ceremonial ribbon cutting, a donation to the Miami
Children’s Hospital Foundation, and store-wide specials will kick off
the grand opening celebration, all starting at 5:00 p.m. today.
“CompUSA is on a roll in South Florida,” said Gilbert Fiorentino, Chief
Executive of the Technology Products Group at Systemax Inc., parent
company of CompUSA. “This is our second store opening in the area in
less than a month, reflecting a groundswell of customer demand for our
low prices combined with our enormous selection of computers, computer
accessories, televisions and consumer electronics, all driven by our
revolutionary shopping experience, Retail 2.0.”
The West Kendall CompUSA store is only the second CompUSA to be fully
Retail 2.0-enabled from day one, providing shoppers with the convenience
of online shopping, combined with the ability to actually sample the
product in-person.
“I am so pleased to open the West Kendall CompUSA with full Retail 2.0
capabilities. Descriptions of this revolutionary system can only go so
far. Only a hands-on demonstration can really do it justice, so I
encourage South Floridians to just come on by and experience it for
yourself,” continued Mr. Fiorentino. “Separately, we’re so proud to
continue our tradition of engaging with and helping local communities
through this gift to Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation.”
CompUSA is donating thirty Toshiba 26-inch high-definition (HD)
televisions to the Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation, to replace
their old TV sets; representing a $10,000 gift-in-kind. The HDTVs will
be distributed throughout the main campus buildings, as well as the five
ambulatory sites: Weston, Doral, West Kendall, Palmetto Bay, and Miami
Lakes.
The Miami Children’s Hospital West Kendall Center, at 13400 SW 120th
Street, serves families in the community by providing after-hours care
for minor injuries and illnesses, outpatient X-ray services and
rehabilitation services. The Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation is a
not-for profit 501 (C) (3) established to create a world-class pediatric
hospital, with the principle that all children deserve state-of-the-art
pediatric care with no financial boundaries.
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).
