MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iMedia Brands, Inc. ( IMBI) will launch its new health and wellness television retailing network, ShopHQHealth, on September 1, 2020 in approximately 15 million homes across over 100 markets ranging from Los Angeles to New York.
iMedia Brands is launching ShopHQHealth, its second niche television network, to leverage the product strengths of its flagship network, ShopHQ. The company launched Bulldog Shopping Network last October to capitalize on its unique strength in television retailing for men and women who enjoy shopping for the men in their lives.
ShopHQHealth will leverage the strength of ShopHQ’s existing proprietary health brands Safe Living with Dr. Terry Dubrow, Medic Therapeutics, and Consult to provide a new 24/7 network offering a robust assortment of products and services dedicated to addressing the physical, spiritual and mental health needs of its customers and their families.
“Launching ShopHQHealth is a logical next step for iMedia,” said Tim Peterman, CEO of iMedia Brands. “Health and wellness is more than a category for us. It is a passion and our customers feel that. Our new network will pioneer the independent 24/7 platform that this category deserves. I can’t be more optimistic about the marketplace opportunity of health and wellness for products and services.”
About iMedia Brands, Inc.
iMedia Brands, Inc. ( IMBI) is a leading interactive media company that manages a growing portfolio of niche television networks, niche advertisers and complementary media services in North America. Its brand portfolio spans multiple business models and product categories and includes ShopHQ, Bulldog Shopping Network, Float Left Interactive, J.W. Hulme and iMedia Media Services. Please visit www.imediabrands.com for more investor information.
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This document may contain certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact, including statements regarding the ShopHQHealth network launch and our beliefs regarding the marketplace opportunity for health and wellness products and services are forward-looking. The Company often use words such as anticipates, believes, be more optimistic, estimates, expects, intends, seeks, predicts, hopes, should, plans, will and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations and accordingly are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from the expectations contained herein due to various important factors, including (but not limited to): variability in consumer preferences, shopping behaviors, spending and debt levels; the general economic and credit environment, including COVID-19; interest rates; seasonal variations in consumer purchasing activities; the ability to achieve the most effective product category mixes to maximize sales and margin objectives; competitive pressures on sales and sales promotions; pricing and gross sales margins; the level of cable and satellite distribution for the Company’s programming and the associated fees or estimated cost savings from contract renegotiations; the Company’s ability to establish and maintain acceptable commercial terms with third-party vendors and other third parties with whom the Company has contractual relationships, and to successfully manage key vendor and shipping relationships and develop key partnerships and proprietary and exclusive brands; the ability to manage operating expenses successfully and the Company’s working capital levels; the ability to remain compliant with the Company’s credit facilities covenants; customer acceptance of the Company’s branding strategy and its repositioning as a video commerce company; the ability to respond to changes in consumer shopping patterns and preferences, and changes in technology and consumer viewing patterns; changes to the Company’s management and information systems infrastructure; challenges to the Company’s data and information security; changes in governmental or regulatory requirements; including without limitation, regulations of the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission, and adverse outcomes from regulatory proceedings; litigation or governmental proceedings affecting the Company’s operations; significant events (including disasters, weather events or events attracting significant television coverage) that either cause an interruption of television coverage or that divert viewership from its programming; disruptions in the Company’s distribution of its network broadcast to customers; the Company’s ability to protect its intellectual property rights; our ability to obtain and retain key executives and employees; the Company’s ability to attract new customers and retain existing customers; changes in shipping costs; expenses related to the actions of activist or hostile shareholders; the Company’s ability to offer new or innovative products and customer acceptance of the same; changes in customer viewing habits of television programming; and the risks identified under Item 1A(Risk Factors) in the Company’s most recently filed Form 10-K and any additional risk factors identified in its periodic reports since the date of such Form 10-K. More detailed information about those factors is set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this announcement. the Company’s is under no obligation (and expressly disclaim any such obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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