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Richard E. Last Joins the Board of Directors of Commercial Connect LLC, Seeking Delegation of .Shop

Richard E. Last Joins the Board of Directors of Commercial Connect LLC, Seeking Delegation of .Shop

Commercial Connect LLC

Louisville, KY (PRWEB) December 09, 2011

Richard E. Last has joined the board of Commercial Connect LLC, based in Louisville, KY., the company seeking delegation of .shop from ICANN. Last is also a current board member of the National Retail Federation Foundation and Chairman Emeritus of Shop.org, the world’s leading membership community for digital retail. He is a lecturer and directs the Digital Retail Bachelor’s Degree Program of the University of North Texas, part of the College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism. He formerly served as manager of new business development for JCPenney Catalog, and launched jcp.com’s website in 1994, which later became the first US online retail site to generate over $ 1 billion in annual sales. He also held the roles of president of JCP Ecommerce L.P. and was a former director of digital ventures for J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

CEO and Founder of Commercial Connect LLC Jeffrey Smith, said, “We are delighted to add Richard to our board of directors and appreciate his extensive experience in e-commerce, multichannel retail, and social commerce. He is an asset in establishing our mission of uniting and aligning all online retailers in providing the highest level of privacy, and secure transactions known today under the delegation of .shop.”

Last also serves on the board of advisors for Abundant Closet LLC, a provider of software for apparel social shopping, Tagman, a provider of digital marketing attribution, and Invodo, a producer of video content for use at the point of sale.

Atlanta-based Abundant Closet drives revenue for retailers by allowing consumers to bring their entire closet inventory to every purchase decision. The company has relationships with 23 retailer brands, including Nordstrom, Dillards, Saks Fifth Avenue and Gap.

Austin-based Invodo’s video platform is specifically designed for retailers. Statistics show that video boosts 30% average increase in conversion rates, and a 25% reduction in abandoned shopping carts, and reduced return rates, according to eMarketer, and Practical eCommerce magazine.

NYC-based TagMan is the only enterprise-level tag management platform with robust solutions for improving site performance, optimizing data collection and addressing privacy at a global level.

About Commercial Connect LLC

Louisville-Ky.-based Commercial Connect, LLC established the .shop campaign more than a decade ago with the intent of establishing and supporting the new top level domain (TLD) .shop. Commercial Connect, LLC seeks ICANN authorization for this new extension to be a worldwide generic top level domain for the purpose of electronic commerce on the Internet. Commercial Connect, LLC was originally formed as a prospective top level domain name registry by a partnership of Computer Analytical Systems, Inc. and Simon Property Group, LP.

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Hey guys and gals, Fred here with another tip on how you too, actually anyone, can be a web guru, without having to be a tech-geek.

Ever been a member of a forum or message board online? most have.

Forums are like online hangouts, where people with common interests share info and get to know each other.

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Step 1.

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Enjoy Your Forum!

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