Walker Zanger Selects HomePortfolio.com to Build Customized e-Business Solutions

Furniture World Magazine

Premium supplier of stone and ceramic products extends relationship to include web development, hosting, and product cataloging Walker Zanger, an internationally recognized leader in the high-end stone and tile industry, has engaged HomePortfolio.com, the leading Internet destination for home design, to build and showcase the company's extensive line of products through a newly designed web site. The relationship between Walker Zanger and HomePortfolio.com began in 1999 when Walker Zanger's corporate web site went live. The stone and ceramic supplier showcased a portion of their extensive product base with the help of HomePortfolio.com. The company soon realized that to remain the leader in the stone and tile industry, Walker Zanger would need to expand their online product offering. "We felt we needed a more aggressive strategy when it came to web development and needed to find someone who could bring all of our web site requirements together in a short amount of time," said Pat Petrocelli, chief operating officer of Walker Zanger. "We chose HomePortfolio.com for three very important reasons - their ability to provide us with a complete web-based solution, their knowledge of the home design industry, and the two-year relationship we have already had with the company." As the leading supplier of e-business solutions to the home design industry, HomePortfolio.com will deliver and host a redesigned web site that will feature more than 800 additional products. The new web site will also provide improved search and navigational tools for consumers and designers to locate Walker Zanger's 10 exclusive showrooms and more than 160 dealers across the United States. The Walker Zanger web site will be hosted by HomePortfolio.com for enhanced response time and reliability, as well as the ability to fully utilize product and consumer data across operating divisions. Dale Williams, chief executive officer of HomePortfolio, said, "HomePortfolio is excited to once again be partnering with Walker Zanger to provide consumers with the highest quality products. By expanding the company's web strategy, Walker Zanger will both enhance their existing distribution channels and position themselves at the forefront of e-business in the stone and tile industry." Web site development, product cataloging and search and navigational tools are among the products offered by HomePortfolio.com as part of its suite of e-Business Solutions for the home design industry. Other recent announced partnerships include Design Center of the Americas, Kravet Fabrics, Portico, and Waterworks. About HomePortfolio.com: HomePortfolio.com, the leading Internet destination for the best in home design, helps people envision and create their dream homes. HomePortfolio.com offers consumers the world's largest database of home design products, online portfolios for saving and organizing favorites, and information about where to buy the products in stores or online. HomePortfolio.com helps manufacturers, retailers, and design professionals connect with those consumers with a suite of e-Business Solutions created especially for the home design industry. About Walker Zanger: Founded in 1952 as a family owned marble importer, Walker Zanger has grown to become an internationally recognized leader in the high-end stone and tile industry committed to offering stone and ceramic products of only the highest level of quality and design, as well as personal and efficient service. The company specializes in searching out and developing unique and exclusive stones and ceramic tiles that meet the ever-changing needs of the marketplace. Walker Zanger is distinguished in its industry by an unrivaled tradition of knowledge, quality and design and is the choice of America's premier architects, designers and discriminating homeowners from projects ranging from hotels and museums to modest bathroom remodels and grand residences.