Spreadshirt is Mobile Category Finalist in PayPal Etail Awards 2014

April 11, 2014 - PRLog -- Spreadshirt (http://www.spreadshirt.co.uk/)’sTouch-Optimised T-shirt Designer Toolhas been shortlisted for an award to be presented by Drapers & Retail Week at this year’s PayPal Etail Awards (http://www.etail-awards.com/). It recognises the best use of the mobile channel, to generate sales or improve customer experience through an optimised site or an app.

Spreadshirt is an e-commerce platform that enables people and brands to create, sell and buy ideas on merchandising.

Since the launch of its Touch Optimised T-shirt Designer Tool last year Spreadshirt has seen 50% more customer interaction and a 300% growth in traffic via mobile to the site.

Philip Rooke, CEO at Spreadshirt commented “We are extremely honoured to be finalists in this prestigious category. We see touch-screen browsing as a crucial part of the online research and sales process, so the team has been working hard to revitalise our mobile offering.”

The winner will be announced at the award ceremony on 2 July 2014 in London.

Further information and images are available in the Spreadshirt Press Room:

http://blog.spreadshirt.net/press-eu/

About Spreadshirt

Spreadshirt is one of the world's leading e-commerce platforms for on-demand printing of clothing and accessories. Its customers (individuals, businesses, organisations and teams)   can create, buy and sell their ideas on over 180 different products.

The business model includes four areas where sellers and customers can offer or buy a product: Create Your Own, Spreadshirt's and other online market places, white-label online stores and Spreadshirt's fulfilment technology. Spreadshirt’s more than 70,000 active sellers include companies such as Otto, Beck's & Doctors Without Borders.

Spreadshirt is active in 17 markets and 9 languages ​​and operates four production sites in Germany, Poland and the USA. The company was founded in 2002 and, in 2013, achieved revenue of around 72 million Euros, printed about 3.3 million articles and sent them to more than 40 countries.

laFraise, the social network for graphic designers and artists, and Yink, a large volume provider for individual textile and promotional printing are also part of the Spreadshirt family.

For more information about Spreadshirt, please contact PR Savvy

Mayra Cunningham / mayra.cunningham@prsavvy.co.uk / 078 2525 1615

Kate Warwick / kate.warwick@prsavvy.co.uk / 078 1069 7282