Meet Mercent at Upcoming Retail eCommerce Events; Company Sponsors and Presents at 2014 WWD Digital Forum & Rakuten Expo West


SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwired - Jan 28, 2014) - Mercent™, a leading technology company that enables retailers to profitably reach and convert more shoppers online, announced today its participation at two upcoming retail eCommerce events.

On January 29, 2014, Mercent will attend the 2014 Women's Wear Daily (WWD) Digital conference held at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, CA. Company executives will be on hand to meet and network with retail clients, prospects, strategic partners and media and analysts.

Following this popular industry event, Mercent will head to Long Beach, CA for the 2014 Rakuten Expo West conference held February 5th at the Long Beach Convention Center. As a featured presenting company at this leading industry event, Mercent's Chairman and Founder Eric Best will share center stage with Joe Jaconi, GM of eRetailer Tech Armor. Together these executives will provide retailer attendees with expert insight on the evolving online marketplace landscape and detailed insights into how merchants can increase their brand visibility, online sales and profits through the industry's most popular marketplaces, including the Rakuten.com Shopping site.

Serving more than 550 leading retail brands, Mercent optimizes product and offer visibility for these merchants selling across a comprehensive set of digital channels. The company's Mercent Retail™ platform creates value and drives profits for major retailers across a full spectrum of eCommerce destinations. In addition, Mercent Retail™ complements product ad placement with deep retail analytics; business intelligence tools that highlight the products, categories, brands, promotions, ads, and channels contributing most to online performance and ROI; and proprietary tools that allow retail marketers to take action on these insights. Supported digital channels include product ad platforms such as Google Shopping powered by Google Product Listing Ads (PLA), Amazon Product Ads and Bing Ads Product Ads; social shopping outlets; online marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, Sears and Rakuten Marketplace; comparison shopping sites; affiliate networks; and paid search platforms (Google AdWords, BingAds).

To pre-schedule on-site meetings with Mercent executives at WWD or the Rakuten Expo West, or to learn more about Mercent's full product portfolio, contact Mercent Sales at 206-832-3900 or email hello@mercent.com. Information regarding Mercent Retail shopping feed management technology, Mercent Performance marketing services, and the complete list of online marketing channels in the Mercent Shopping Network is also available at www.mercent.com.

About Mercent
Through its award-winning Mercent Retail™ technology Mercent helps large brand name retailers, including 1-800-Flowers, the Home Shopping Network, GUESS?, and others, reach and convert online shoppers. Supported purchasing destinations include Amazon.com, Google, eBay, Bing, product ads, comparison shopping engines (CSEs), affiliate networks, social shopping sites and paid search and display advertising campaigns. The company was founded by Amazon.com veterans, is venture funded, and based in Seattle, WA. For more information, visit www.mercent.com. The company operates in the retail ecommerce market sector alongside companies like Google and Channel Advisor.

Contact Information:

Mercent PR Contact
Kristine Szarkowitz

Tel: 206-832-3900