Best and Brightest of E-Commerce to Participate in ChannelAdvisor Catalyst Conference

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ChannelAdvisor, a global e-commerce software provider that helps retailers sell more across online channels, today announced that ChannelAdvisor will host the industry’s VIP e-commerce leaders and companies at its annual Catalyst Conference.

“We've been overwhelmed by the level of interest in both attending and sponsoring Catalyst”

“We've been overwhelmed by the level of interest in both attending and sponsoring Catalyst,” said ChannelAdvisor President and COO David Spitz. “We expect this year’s show to be at least twice as large as last year’s in terms of attendance. This year’s conference is attracting the attention of the industry’s top-performing retailers and thought leaders, and with this level of participation attendees are sure to be able to take their online retail businesses to the next level.”

Catalyst attendees will hear from industry thought leaders such as Google General Manager of Enterprise Search Matt Eichener, Amazon Senior Vice President of Seller Services Sebastian Gunningham, eBay Vice President of Merchant Development Michael Jones, online marketing expert and author of The Thank You Economy Gary Vaynerchuk, Citi Managing Director of Internet Research Mark Mahaney and Forrester Research, Inc. Vice President and Research Director Zia Daniell Wigder.

Catalyst sponsors include:

• Advance Barcode Systems
• Amazon
• Argyle Social
• Barcoders
• Become.com
• Buy.com
• Capital Access Network
• Certona
• eBay
• Google
• HubSpot
• Ingram Micro Logistics
• Newegg
• Ortery
• PayPal
• Shipwire
• ShipWorks
• Technology Drive
• Terapeak
• Transportation Impact
• Walmart.com
• Windsor Circle

Catalyst will be held on April 16-18, 2012, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and will focus on NewCommerce -- trends that span social media to cross-border trade, tablet computing and “couch commerce,” new smartphone capabilities and more, all of which create an ‘anytime, anywhere’ level of accessibility for shoppers and represents the accelerating complexity for retailers and manufacturers trying to reach shoppers. The conference will provide access to the VIPs of the e-commerce industry and the know-how to grow on existing and emerging commerce channels.

ChannelAdvisor’s Catalyst conference is essential for online retailers looking to expand their e-commerce businesses and increase online visibility. Register for ChannelAdvisor Catalyst now or for information on sponsoring Catalyst, visit channeladvisor.com/catalyst.

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ChannelAdvisor is a global e-commerce platform provider that helps retailers be seen and sell more online through channels such as marketplaces, paid search and comparison shopping, and with webstores and rich media solutions. Widely respected as a trusted advisor for more than 3,000 top e-commerce brands, ChannelAdvisor calms the chaos of online selling by enabling retailers to submit one inventory feed to the ChannelAdvisor platform where it is translated to fit the specifications of hundreds of e-commerce channels and distributed accordingly. In 2011, ChannelAdvisor managed more than $3 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) on behalf of retailers of all sizes including Dell, Brookstone, Under Armour and more than 30 percent of the Internet Retailer Top 500 online retailers. ChannelAdvisor is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC with offices in New York, Seattle, Australia, Ireland, Germany and the United Kingdom. For further information, visit www.channeladvisor.com.