Catalog Spree Makes Back-to-School Shopping Easy With Mobile Shopping App

LOS ALTOS, Calif., Aug. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalog Spree, the personal digital mall that lets consumers browse, discover and shop their favorite retail brands, today launched a series of children's-focused lookbooks to help take the stress out of back-to-school shopping. Fashion and back-to-schonol products from top brands including Gymboree, Hanna Andersson, Justice, Lands' End, Nordstrom, Reuseit, Tea Collection, The Children's Place, and more, are now available in a visually engaging lookbook format for the iPad and iPhone. With so many popular brands in one mobile shopping app, Catalog Spree is making it easy for busy parents to browse and shop back-to-school necessities without having to go to the mall.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130409/SF91325LOGO-b)

Catalog Spree is also launching themed, curated lookbooks featuring multiple brands to help parents shop as efficiently as possible. The creation of the Catalog Spree-branded "Back-to-School" lookbook is the company's first foray into curated content from multiple retailers. It features top brands such as Crazy8, Mini Boden, Payless ShoeSource, Quiksilver, Roxy, Skechers, and TOMS Shoes. Additional curated lookbooks for children, women and men are constantly being published thanks to Catalog Spree's new all-digital publication platform, Spree Studio. The platform enables the creation of exclusive, custom lookbooks and catalogs for nearly any e-commerce brand in a matter of hours.

"American families with school-aged children will spend an average of $634 on back-to-school fashion and products this year," said Joaquin Ruiz, CEO of Catalog Spree. "Browsing, researching and purchasing products can be time consuming for parents - especially as they're trying to enjoy those last few moments of summer. Catalog Spree is making the back-to-school shopping process easy but keeping it fun by offering the most engaging experience on mobile devices."

Catalog Spree features more than 350 catalogs and lookbooks from top-tier brands including Forever 21, Kohl's, Macy's, Nordstrom, Stella & Dot, Target, The Land of Nod, and TOMS Shoes. Unlike online retail websites, Catalog Spree's visually engaging, full-page lookbooks allow consumers to quickly and easily flip through pages to browse and shop fashion and products on an iPad or iPhone (also available on the web).

To shop top back-to-school brands and products, visit Catalog Spree's back-to-school department.  For additional information on Catalog Spree, go to www.catalogspree.com.

ABOUT CATALOG SPREE:

Catalog Spree is the personal digital mall that lets consumers browse catalogs and lookbooks, discover new brands and share products and trends. The award-winning app brings the fun of window shopping to the iPad and iPhone, connecting consumers with the brands they love in a personalized, one-stop mobile shopping experience. Catalog Spree is a privately held company based in Los Altos, California, and is backed by Comcast Ventures and Relay Ventures. For more information visit www.catalogspree.com.

SOURCE Catalog Spree