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Headquartered right in the middle of the Upstate paddling scene in Greenville, S.C., Confluence not only understands paddlesports, but each member of the Confluence team is committed to helping every customer find his or her own paddling passion. Confluence’s eight distinguished brands offer boats and accessories for everyone from beginners experimenting with recreational paddling to well-seasoned experts trading in for the latest playboat.
Beckett Media has been the voice of the collectibles industry from the time Dr. James Beckett published his first Sport Americana Baseball Card Price Guide book in 1979 to the launch of the first issue of Beckett Baseball magazine five years later. In the 30 years since that rather simplistic first issue of Beckett Baseball, the magazine – and the company itself – has grown in significant proportions, similar to the very field it covers. Under the guidance of Dr. Beckett, the company mastered the print medium, expanded Price Guide titles to other sports and other genres, introduced web commerce as a viable means of trade and instituted Grading as an important segment of the company portfolio. Now, on the 30th Anniversary of that first magazine launch, Beckett Media stands poised to continue the foundation first laid down by Dr. Beckett – one of integrity, commitment and accuracy. In doing so, Beckett Media will proudly move the Beckett brand forward through an exciting future, all the while continuing to serve its current customers and attracting a new generation of collectors. Most importantly, Beckett Media will maintain the trust and excellence the company was built upon.
Fanatics is the market leader for officially licensed sports merchandise and provides the ultimate shopping experience to sports fans. A top 50 Internet Retailer Company, Fanatics comprises the broadest online assortment by offering hundreds of thousands of officially licensed items via its Fanatics (fanatics.com) and FansEdge (www.fansedge.com) brands, as well as the largest selection of sports collectibles and memorabilia through Fanatics Authentic (www.fanaticsauthentic.com). A multi-channel company, Fanatics operates more than 300 online and offline stores, including the e-commerce business for all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, PGA), major media brands (NBC Sports, CBS Sports, FOX Sports) and more than 150 collegiate and professional team properties. The company`s in-venue and event retail portfolio includes the NBA, NHL, NASCAR, Texas Longhorns, LSU Tigers, Arizona Coyotes and New Jersey Devils, allowing fans to experience a seamless shopping experience across online, mobile and physical store locations. Fanatics leverages the scale of its retail infrastructure to provide e-commerce and fulfillment services to hundreds of leading brands in the sports industry. The solutions are vast including everything from industry leading customer service, to website platform development, secure shopping solutions, expertise in merchandising and fulfillment, advanced digital marketing, and complete licensing and manufacturing.
Barnes and Noble is a Fortune 500 company, the nation’s largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. Barnes and Noble provides customers easy and convenient access to books, magazines, newspapers and other content across its multi-channel distribution platform. To address dynamic changes in the bookselling industry, Barnes and Noble has been transforming its business from a store-based model to a multi-channel model centered on its retail stores, Internet and digital commerce. The Company offers readers the option of store visits, eCommerce, and digital delivery of books to devices of their choosing, including the award-winning NOOK® tablets and eReaders. Barnes and Noble pioneered the concept of the book superstore, combining vast inventory selection in books, music, DVD and magazines with comfortable ambiance. Our cafés and local marketing programs have made our bookstores anchors in their communities and great places to spend leisure time. As of August 1, 2015, the Company operated 647 retail bookstores in regional shopping malls, major strip centers and freestanding locations in 50 states. In 2009, the Company entered the eBook market and launched its NOOK brand of eReading products. With NOOK, customers gain access to the expansive NOOK Store® of more than 4 million digital books, plus periodicals, comics, apps, movies and TV shows. In addition to NOOK devices, the Company makes it easy for customers to enjoy any book, anytime, anywhere with its Free NOOK Reading Apps™. Customers can use Barnes and Noble’s eReading software to access and read books from their personal Barnes and Noble digital library on many third-party devices.
Thrift Books LLC is the largest online seller of used books in North America, and probably the world. Founded in 2003, Thrift Books has 11 distribution affiliates throughout the United States that purchase, sort, and distribute used books. Based in Seattle, Washington, Thrift Books relies on proprietary software to identify, value, sell, and ship used books using a variety of online platforms, including Thriftbooks.com. Backed by KCB Management, Thrift Books has experienced explosive growth with a keen commitment to smart pricing, high customer satisfaction, and world class supply chain management.