Jagged Peak Partners with Group FMG/Pod1 to Expand Capabilities in Europe and North America

TAMPA, Fla., June 11, 2014  /PRNewswire/ -- Jagged Peak, Inc. (OTC BB: JGPK), a leading provider of enterprise-class eCommerce solutions and supply chain services, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Group FMG and Pod1, a subsidiary of Group FMG ("Group FMG/Pod1") to provide eCommerce solution implementation and strategic services. This includes collaboration with Jagged Peak's Professional Services organization and eServices team on client strategy, UX/web design, site development and implementation, creative, content and ongoing eMarketing support.

"Our partnership strategy is to align with companies that enhance our service capabilities while enabling us to extend our ability to implement eCommerce solutions on the EDGE platform both here and abroad," says Jagged Peak CSMO Vince Fabrizzi. "We're very excited to be partnering with Group FMG because it provides multiple benefits, beginning with expanding our Pan-European footprint, enabling us to provide local support for clients throughout Europe. It also enables us to support more clients in the US and Canada, and last, but certainly not least, this partnership means that we can leverage Group FMG's world-class Web designers, creative and content specialists for our client engagements.

"Partners must have proven track records and be considered leaders in their space," continues Fabrizzi. "Group FMG/Pod1's reputation speaks for itself through their impressive client list and extensive industry accolades, including placement in the Top 100 Design Groups and ranking within the top 100 on the NMA list, among a lrong list of awards."

Group FMG/Pod1 will be an SI for Jagged Peak's EDGE^™ eCommerce platform, which is a cloud-based, enterprise-scale platform that offers real-time order visibility throughout the entire order life cycle across multiple business units, distribution channels and trading partners. This capability enables merchants to offer a "buy anywhere, fulfill anywhere, return anywhere" omnichannel experience to their customers. On the front end, EDGE enables clients to deploy world-class eCommerce web and mobile stores with advanced features that deliver higher conversion, average order value and repurchase frequency. On the back end, EDGE is a powerful omnichannel order management system that aggregates orders from multiple sources for distribution in real time to one or multiple fulfillment locations, including retail stores, drop shippers, 3PLs and the client's own warehouses.

"Most eCommerce platforms focus on front-end order configuration, relying on back-end ERP systems to process orders and integrate to inventory and financial systems," says Dilip Keshu, CEO, Group FMG. "Jagged Peak is ahead of many eCommerce players when it comes to supporting the demand and supply chains of an eCommerce lifecycle—taking an order to processing it through pick, pack, ship and trace. We are pleased to now be able to offer this order management capability to our clients."

About Group FMG
Group FMG is a multi-channel content and commerce solutions company. Group FMG provides award-winning marketing and media solutions for print, mobile, tablet, interactive magazines, e-books, catalogs, websites, digital storefronts and more. The firm creates rich media content across all major channels—digital, social, mobile, advertising, packaging and POS, gaming, and broadcast—and integrates consulting, content and eCommerce services for its global roster of agencies and Global 1000 clients. Select Group FMG clients include: Fossil, DKNY, Sears, Staples, Argos, Filofax, Anne Fontaine, DVF, Harrods, Disney, Penguin, Harper Collins, AMI, IBM, Microsoft, TAGHeuer, Salvatore Ferragamo, Nanette Lepore, Net-a-Porter, Lord & Taylor and Uniqlo. For more information, please see www.groupfmg.com. Its eCommerce solutions are delivered under the brand name Pod1. Pod1's work is showcased on this site: www.pod1.com/work.

About Jagged Peak
Jagged Peak is a leading eCommerce solutions provider with software and services that enhance the scalability, flexibility and profitability of multi-channel online businesses. Its cornerstone technology is EDGE^™―an enterprise-class eCommerce platform that includes a full-featured website development frontend and robust Order Management System (OMS) as well as a Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transportation Management System (TMS). These platform elements can be deployed alone or together through a license or SaaS delivery model to form an end-to-end, web-based software suite that integrates the entire order life cycle with visibility across business units, distribution channels and trading partners―all while enabling the client to have complete control of their online brand. Combining its technology with a comprehensive array of eMarketing, customer support and IT professional services along with "anytime, anywhere" order fulfillment through its FlexNet warehouse network, Jagged Peak offers a rare and uniquely holistic approach to eCommerce. Jagged Peak's blue chip client roster includes numerous global consumer brand companies. For more information, please visit www.jaggedpeak.com.

Media Contact
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Director of Marketing
Jagged Peak, Inc.
3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 250
Tampa, FL 33607
800-430-1312

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