Brooks Brothers Enables the Mobile Channel through a Smartphone Optimized Website Powered by Mobile Commerce Leader Digby

Brooks Brothers extends its rich retail traditions to the mobile world; now offers its customers a unique and engaging mobile shopping experience

NEW YORK & AUSTIN, Texas--()--Brooks Brothers, America’s oldest clothing retailer, today announced the availability of its mobile optimized website that creates a rich and unique mobile shopping experience for its customers, powered by Digby’s Mobile Software Commerce Platform. The retailer’s new presence in the “mobile world” leverages the capabilities of today’s smartphones while simultaneously extending the traditions and values the company has held for nearly two centuries. Brooks Brothers customers can now quickly and easily search, review and buy products from the retailer directly from their mobile devices, while in the home, when mobile and when in-store.

Brooks Brothers created its mobile optimized website as part of their strategic move into mobile commerce. Through these new mobile touchpoints, they created an exceptional and engaging shopping experience so customers can now easily research and purchase items in as little as 60 seconds by visiting www.brooksbrothers.com from their mobile device. Key features of the Brooks Brothers mobile shopping experience include: rich product photographs with multiple color images, complete product descriptions, shop by category for men, women, boys and girls, store locator, email signup, order tracking, complete site search, ratings and reviews, promotional offers, share to Facebook, and email a friend.

“Brooks Brothers has been a fashion and retail innovator since our founding in 1818,” said Brian Dean, Vice President, Direct at Brooks Brothers. “We realize and understand the emerging importance of mobile and being able to access leading products anytime, anywhere and we want our loyal customers to be able to take full advantage of that through an engaging mobile experience.”

Brooks Brothers is shifting into mobile at a very strategic time. Morgan Stanley researchers predict that the mobile Web will be bigger than desktop Internet by 2015.

“With more than 50% of Americans expected to own a smartphone by the end of 2011* and mobile shopping reaching a tipping point, Brooks Brothers’ enablement of the mobile channel to their already powerful e-Commerce site, catalog and store presence across the world ensures their customers the best possible, most accessible shopping experience,” said Dave Sikora, President and CEO of Digby. “We are very excited about working with Brooks Brothers and their strong heritage and we will make sure that their shift into mobile remains a long term strategic success.”

About Brooks Brothers

As America's oldest retailer, Brooks Brothers has long been a fashion innovator. Established in 1818, Brooks Brothers was the first to offer ready-to-wear clothing and has continued throughout history with iconic product introductions including: seersucker, madras, the non-iron shirt and the original button-down collar. Nearly two centuries later, Brooks Brothers is proud to uphold the same traditions and values and to be the destination for ladies and gentlemen from every generation. Since its founding 192 years ago in New York, Brooks Brothers has become a legendary international retailer while maintaining a steadfast commitment to exceptional service, quality, style and value. www.brooksbrothers.com

About Digby

Digby mobilizes retailers by helping them take a strategic approach to mobile commerce by delivering a unique branded experience for the mobile Web and rich Apps for today’s consumers anytime and anywhere. The Digby Mobile Commerce Software Platform is a fully-managed suite of applications designed for iPhone/iPod Touch, BlackBerry and Android devices that empowers retailers to optimize their mobile strategy and unify their web, in-store and catalog channels. Solely focused on the retail channel since 2006 and with more than 45 top retailers already enabled including Cabela’s, Toys “R” Us, Babies “R” Us, Petco, The Home Depot, Lilly Pulitzer, Wet Seal, Godiva, 1-800-Flowers, Golfsmith, Orvis and many more, Digby is the leading provider of mobile commerce for retailers. Learn more about us at www.digby.com.

*Source: The Nielsen Company

Contacts

Ketner Group (for Digby)
Catherine Seeds and Caitlin McClaugherty, 1-512-794-8876
digbyPR@ketnergroup.com
or
Brooks Brothers
Arthur Wayne
Director of Communication
awayne@brooksbrothers.com

Release Summary

Brooks Brothers Enables the Mobile Channel through a Smartphone Optimized Website Powered by Mobile Commerce Leader Digby

Contacts

Ketner Group (for Digby)
Catherine Seeds and Caitlin McClaugherty, 1-512-794-8876
digbyPR@ketnergroup.com
or
Brooks Brothers
Arthur Wayne
Director of Communication
awayne@brooksbrothers.com