CITY SPORTS Announces e-commerce agreement with Global Sports

Business Wire, Oct 2, 2001

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. & NORTH READING, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oct. 2, 2001

Global Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSPT), a leading outsource solution provider for e-commerce, and CITY SPORTS, a leading sporting goods retailer in the Northeast, announced today an alliance to develop and operate the www.citysports.com e-commerce site.

Global Sports will develop and operate all facets of the new e-commerce store, including Web site design, customer service, fulfillment, and merchandising. City Sports will utilize its marketing and in-store promotions to drive traffic to the www.citysports.com site. The new e-commerce store will feature a broad selection of sporting goods equipment, apparel, and footwear and is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2001.

Remarking on the alliance, Michael R. Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer of City Sports, said, "City Sports focuses on a particular customer - a fitness-oriented, educated adult in a metropolitan setting. Through this partnership with Global Sports, we can broaden our reach to those customers beyond our northeastern geographical store base by offering the option to shop online. And with Global Sports we can do it with the same exceptional customer service and selection that can be found in our stores."

Michael G. Rubin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global Sports, Inc., commented, "City Sports is a strong sporting goods retailer with a customer demographic that is very favorable to e-commerce. We are excited to be selected by them to develop and operate the www.citysports.com site."

About Global Sports

Global Sports is a leading outsource solution provider for e-commerce. The company develops and operates e-commerce businesses for retailers, media companies, and professional sports organizations. The Global Sports' platform includes Web site design and development, e-commerce technology, customer service, fulfillment, merchandising, content development and management, and online and database marketing.

About City Sports

City Sports operates award-winning retail sporting goods stores in vibrant metropolitan settings within Boston, Philadelphia and New York. The stores emphasize quality products for active, fitness-oriented adults.

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