Art.com Inc. Launches Ten New Country-Specific Web Sites Across Four Continents to Serve International Markets

Art.com Inc. Launches Ten New Country-Specific Web Sites Across Four Continents to Serve International Markets

Leading Online Destination for Wall Art Expands Retail Capabilities Abroad with New Localized Web Sites

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14 -- Art.com Inc., the world's largest online retailer of wall art with more than one million items including posters, prints and specialty items, today announced the launch of 10 new country-specific websites for the AllPosters brand:

  --  Australia http://www.AllPosters.com.au
  --  Austria http://www.AllPosters.at
  --  Belgium http://www.AllPosters.be
  --  Brazil http://www.AllPosters.com.br
  --  Canada http://www.AllPosters.ca
  --  Ireland http://www.AllPosters.ie
  --  Mexico http://www.AllPosters.com.mx
  --  Poland http://www.AllPosters.pl
  --  Portugal http://www.AllPosters.pt
  --  Switzerland http://www.AllPosters.ch

These online portals join the existing AllPosters portfolio of 11 Web sites in Europe and Asia, serving the needs of local customers in Scandinavia, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan. Each new site offers the same unparalleled assortment of superior products at a great value that AllPosters is known for, along with a wide variety of finishing services to meet every budget, including custom framing, prints mounted onto wood and prints transferred onto canvas. Additionally, each site is translated into its country's respective language and local currency and offers local e-mail support.

"As the world's largest online retailer of wall art to customers in more than 120 countries around the globe, we know that our customers abroad prefer a more localized shopping experience, and we are excited to provide that through these 10 new AllPosters Web sites," says Geoffroy Martin, chief executive officer of Art.com Inc. "This also marks an important milestone for the company as two of these Web sites represent our first localized presence in two new continents, South America and Australia."

These new international Web sites accept a wide variety of payment methods including credit card (Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Euro Card and American Express) and PayPal. International affiliates also are encouraged to participate in the AllPosters affiliate program to earn commissions on referrals to each of the sites. Information is available at affiliates.allposters.com.

About AllPosters and Art.com Inc.

AllPosters is a division of Art.com Inc., a leading authority in wall art and the world's largest online retailer of posters, prints, and framed art. Since 1998, Art.com Inc. has sold high-quality wall art online to more than 10 million customers - including home decorators, interior designers, businesses, art collectors, and art lovers - in over 120 countries worldwide. The privately-held company is headquartered in Emeryville, CA, with other facilities in Ohio, North Carolina and the Netherlands. Its decor experts are always on top of the latest wall décor and decorating trends, and make unique and hard-to-find wall art accessible to the everyday consumer. For more information, visit http://www.art.com and http://www.AllPosters.com. "art.com" and "AllPosters" are registered trademarks of Art.com Inc.

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