Announcing New Carmax.com Email Alert Feature
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 24, 2009--
CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), the nation’s largest retailer of used
cars, announces the new Email Alert feature on carmax.com.
This option provides customers with more control and flexibility during
their online car shopping experience. The new feature allows customers
to receive emails when specific vehicles they are searching for become
available in the
CarMax inventory. Consumers can receive the notifications in
real-time, since the vehicle inventory on carmax.com is updated multiple
times per day.
Carmax.com’s Email Alert options include:
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Ability to select as many features as desired for finding the perfect
car
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Option to receive emails in real-time throughout the day, or just as a
once-a-day summary
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Notification of a price reduction or change in your saved vehicle’s
availability
“The new Email Alert allows car shoppers to essentially ‘place an order’
for their perfect used car, and let CarMax do the shopping for them,”
said
Ann Yauger
, director of carmax.com. “It helps shoppers save time,
and with the option of real-time alerts, they can be assured they’ll be
among the first to know when a car they’re looking for becomes
available.”
To access carmax.com’s improved Email Alert feature, visit http://www.carmax.com,
begin a vehicle search and click the “Create Email Alert” button.
The CarMax
website can be used to research information on new and used cars of
various makes and models. The website showcases vehicles with multiple
photos, the no-haggle price, and information on features, options, fuel
economy and customer
reviews.
About CarMax
CarMax, a FORTUNE 500 company and one of the FORTUNE 2009
“100 Best Companies to Work For,” is the nation’s largest retailer of
used cars. Headquartered in Richmond, Va., CarMax currently operates 100
used car superstores in 46 markets. The CarMax consumer offer provides
our customers the opportunity to shop for vehicles the way they shop for
items at other national retailers, and it is structured around four
customer benefits: low, no-haggle prices; a broad selection; high
quality vehicles; and customer-friendly service. During the twelve
months ended February 29, 2008, the company retailed 377,244 used
vehicles and sold 222,406 wholesale vehicles at its in-store auctions.
For more information, access the CarMax website at http://www.carmax.com.
Source: CarMax, Inc.
CarMax, Inc.
Trina Lee, Public Relations Director
804-747-0422,
ext. 4197
or
Chris Wilmore, Asst. Public Relations Manager
804-747-0422,
ext. 4773
Twitter: @CarMaxChris