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DECORIZE NOMINATED FOR LEADING INDUSTRY AWARD SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (PRNewswire) - Decorize, Inc., an emerging-growth provider of direct sourcing solutions for the global home decor market, announced today that Accessories Resource Team Inc. (ART), the industry association for the home accents and accessory category of the home furnishings industry, nominated it in the "Rising Star" category for its annual ARTS award. The award is co-sponsored by the Dallas Market Center with the category winners to be announced at the 14th annual ARTS Awards to be held during the January, 2003 International Market in Dallas Texas. The "rising star" category acknowledges companies that have demonstrated excellence in product design, sales and delivery of home accents and accessories and have been in business less than three years. Retailers across America nominate companies that they believe are category leaders. "This nomination reflects the compelling value proposition we offer retailers," said Jon Baker, Decorize's CEO. "The hard work and vision of the Decorize team is being recognized by retailers through their rapid adoption of our cost-effective sourcing solutions and industry associations such as these. We believe that we have never been better positioned to deploy our technology throughout this multi-billion industry." About Decorize, Inc. Decorize, Inc. is the proprietor of a breakthrough sourcing, logistics and technology model that reduces the non-value added costs that have traditionally been channeled into the home furnishings category. The company strips away layers of handling and storage steps to deliver products directly from the Far East to the doors of retailers, at unprecedented cost savings. Decorize has served more than 2,000 small and large retail accounts, including national brand names Dillard's, Rooms To Go and Sears -- The Great Indoors. The company's business model affords aggressive savings for large retailers and also for small retailers. Decorize deploys a "one-price" approach at Decorize.com. For the first time in the industry, small retailers can ship directly from the Far East with a minimum order of $500 while enjoying cost savings of up to 30% over wholesale prices. Decorize offers over 10,000 SKUs through its brands: Faith Walk, GuildMaster and decorize.com. Additional information on the company and its products can be found at http://www.decorize.com/. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products, increased levels of competition for the company, new products and technological changes, the company's dependence on third-party suppliers, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
