June 15, 2007
Chicago, Ill. - The University of Illinois at Chicago Athletic Department and Online Commerce Solutions (OLCS), a full service manufacturer and retailer of officially licensed merchandise, announce the re-launching of the UIC online store on the University's Official Athletic Site. Fans can continue to shop online exclusively at UICFlames.com for officially licensed Flames merchandise and apparel.
As the official online store for UIC, the new store features a wide variety of licensed merchandise, including new Turfer outerwear and a significantly greater selection. Overall, the store offers more than 100 different products from which shoppers may choose. Fans will be able to purchase apparel for every varsity sport, as well has "hot-market" items and official team apparel.
The new store will also be able to offer online coupons and will feature at least two sales each season, as well as coupons and discounts to existing shoppers.
Visitors to UICFlames.com will be able to access the online store by clicking on the ONLINE STORE button/box on the home page. Utilizing the latest e-commerce technology, visitors to the store will be able to browse effortlessly and purchase products online with ease from their computer.
"We're pleased to re-energize our merchandise store on our athletic Web site, and we believe our many UIC fans will be equally excited about the opportunity to shop for new official athletic Flames merchandise in a secure environment," said UIC Director of Athletics, Jim Schmidt. "It's a great thing to know that purchasing UIC gear is just a click away."
"We are excited about the new UIC online store and the opportunity to provide their fans an expansive offering of apparel and non-apparel merchandise," said Dave Benson, president of OLCS.
