Maplin Launch iPhone App
Maplin are proud to announce the launch of their new shopping App which allows customers to browse over 15,000 products ? this is more than can fit in any store and gives our customers the opportunity to see new product ranges before they even hit the shelves!
Easy to navigate, Maplin customers can also use the App to quickly search our top sellers, latest prices, special offers and clearance items. Offering a wealth of information to their fingertips, customers can use the App to search the full product range easily by product category or by Maplin?s unique product codes. Coupled, with secure ordering, customers will be able to make that all important purchase with confidence.
David O?Reilly Marketing Director commented: ?The new iPhone Shopping App further strengthens our multi-channel capabilities and complements our existing mobile website, making it even more convenient for our customers to shop at Maplin.?
The Maplin Shopping App features ?find nearest store? using Geolocation. The store finder gives you opening hours and directions ? making it even easier to find your local branch.
The Maplin Shopping App supports the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and requires the iOS 3.0 or higher. It is free to download and store on your device. When ordering a product, secure ordering is used in-conjunction with all major payment methods; Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro and Paypal.
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For more information or product images, please contact Maplin via the press.office@maplin.co.uk or call the marketing department on 01709 774000.
Note to editors
Maplin is the UK?s biggest and best specialist retailer of consumer electronics. Its national network of over 180 stores in the UK and Ireland are a goldmine of useful consumer technologies and gadgets.
With over 15,000 different products Maplin sells everything from MP3 players and Sat Nav systems, to digital cameras and Wi-Fi connectors, across its worlds of Communication, Computers, Sat Nav, TV and Satellite, Music, Home and Car, Power, Tools, Components and Cables.
As the specialists in consumer electronics, Maplin is proud to offer the best and most informed customer advice on the high street. Its team of over 2000 customer service staff help thousands of customers make informed choices about technology purchases each and every day; from technology enthusiasts, to complete novices.
Launched by two technology enthusiasts in 1972 who were frustrated by the lack of good quality electronics components, Maplin quickly became the experts? choice, with a reputation for the best product range and expertise. Though the company has grown massively since launching over thirty years ago, its reputation as the UK?s only true experts in consumer electronics is still at the heart of Maplin today.
Customers can purchase from Maplin at 180 stores in the UK and Ireland, the Maplin catalogue, order over the phone on 0844 557 6000, or by logging on to the website at www.maplin.co.uk.