SmartShopper Sells out During Holidays and Announces Release of New Model

1/1/2010 Cleveland, OH. SmartShopper Sells out During Holidays and Announces Release of New Model

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Coming off a holiday season that saw their product completely "sell out", SmartShopper Electronics, LLC announced the release of their new SmartShopper Electronic Grocery List Assistant, Model #301. The new model is expected to be available for sale in mid January. Company President and co-founder Rick Brindisi said, "The new #301 model is the culmination of years of design work, engineering, testing and feedback from hundreds of thousands of existing SmartShopper customers and product users.

"Our loyal customer base loves the SmartShopper and has undergone a paradigm shift in the manner their families keep track of their grocery needs and the way they shop," Mr. Brindisi stated. "They won't be going back to a pad and pen, that's for sure!"

Co-founder and company Vice-President, Greg Vittardi added, "In a year of a down economy, it was great to see our product completely sell out, over the holidays." He further added, "Based upon feedback from our customers and retail partners we re-designed the new SmartShopper to take on a sleek, modern look that will add to the appeal of any kitchen.

"The new SmartShopper #301 is a very attractive, metallic charcoal gray with rubberized buttons and side grips. The unit has a very upscale brushed, metal face," Mr. Vittardi said.

The company also announced, that the new SmartShopper model #301, has improved voice recognition and printing. "We have worked very diligently to improve the customer experience by improving the recognition and we have also switched to a very nice Samsung printer," Mr. Brindisi said.

The SmartShopper is currently sold at Retailers such as Brookstone, Amazon.com, Frontgate, Hammacher Schlemmer, Bed Bath and Beyond.com, Target.com, Best Buy.com, JCPenney.com and Neiman Marcus.com. The company expects to add to this list in 2010. "We have attempted to partner with the very best retailers and we expect to add some additional, elite tier retailers this year as well," Mr. Brindisi stated.

The new SmartShopper SS301 is now available for purchase at www.smartshopperusa.com for just $149.99.