Huppin`s Signs Contract with Warrantech
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Washington-Based Home Electronics Dealer Offers Warrantech Service Contracts BEDFORD, Texas--(Business Wire)-- Warrantech Consumer Product Services, Inc. (WCPS), a leading independent provider of service contracts and after-market warranties, announced that a new agreement has been signed with Huppin`s/OneCall, a premier home electronics store and e-retailer based in Spokane, Wash. A member of the PRO-Group merchandising and marketing organization, Huppin`s/OneCall started offering the Warrantech-backed service contracts on November 1. Huppin`s/OneCall is the latest retailer to join Warrantech`s expanding client roster. With the largest selection of in-stock name brand electronic products in the region, Huppin`s specializes in selling a variety of electronic merchandise including flat panel televisions, cameras, audio equipment as well as installation of custom home theater systems to customers in eastern Washington and throughout northern Idaho. The company also markets nationwide through OneCall, a popular electronics retailing Internet site. Matching prices with other retailers, having knowledgeable staff available to answer technical product questions, and providing fast, courteous service, helped OneCall achieve the Best Consumer Direct Dealer rating by Twice Magazine in 2008. In addition, OneCall has also received recognition and positive reviews from InternetRetailer, BizRate, Price Grabber, Amazon, Reseller Ratings, Shopping.com and the Better Business Bureau Online. Considering the level of service Huppin`s/OneCall customers have come to expect, Warrantech created a customized private label service contract designed to provide full coverage for next generation home electronics. This new program, operating under the Huppin`s/OneCall name, allows customers the option of ensuring the ongoing reliability of their product purchase throughout the term of their new extended service plan. "Helping dealers like Huppin`s provide the highest level of customer service is the key to Warrantech`s success," said Joel San Antonio, CEO and president of Warrantech Corporation, the parent company of WCPS. "Our programs enable dealers to generate additional revenue through the sale of extended coverage plans while ensuring customer satisfaction through reliable, top-rated service." "For more than 55 years, Huppin`s has been providing competitively priced home electronics to customers throughout the northwest, and the advent of the Internet enabled us to expand our business nationwide," said Murray Huppin, owner and president of Huppin`s/OneCall. "Our reputation depends on providing our customers with products that perform reliably, while insuring that they won`t have to worry with the cost of expensive repair bills should a component malfunction or break. With close to three decades of experience as the nation`s leading independent warranty provider, we are confident that the protection of a Warrantech service contract is the best extended coverage that Huppin`s/OneCall customers can buy." "During the past 12 months, more than 1,500 new dealers have signed up to sell the company`s customized extended service plans," noted San Antonio. "In addition to independent dealers such as Huppin`s, Warrantech continues to expand market penetration through key partnerships with some of the country`s largest buying groups which include PRO-Group, Nationwide Marketing Group, America`s Hometown Brand Center, Brand Source, MARTA, and ICE." About Huppin`s: Family-owned and operated since 1908, Huppin's has become Spokane`s premier home electronicsstore, with the largest selection of in-stockname brand products in Eastern Washington. The company`s price matching mail-order/online division (OneCall), allows them to beat the competition both locally and across the country. For more information on Huppin`s/OneCall, visit:www.huppins.com or www.onecall.com. About Warrantech Corporation: Based in Bedford, Texas, Warrantech specializes in the administration and marketing of service contracts and after-market warranties on consumer electronics, computer and computer peripherals, jewelry, furniture, appliances, homes, automobiles, automotive components, and recreational vehicles, for retailers, distributors, Internet providers and manufacturers.Acquired by H.I.G. Capital in 2007, the company continues to expand its domestic and global penetration, and now provides its services in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit www.warrantech.com. Warrantech Corporation Rick Gavino, 817-785-1366 Executive Vice President richard_gavino@warrantech.com or Michael A. Burns & Associates Virginia Stuart, 214-521-8596 Director vstuart@mbapr.com Copyright Business Wire 2009
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