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Probus OneTouch Honored in Top 20 by Minnesota Business Magazine
Minnesota Business Top 20 List
Probus OneTouch ranked among the Top 20 privately-owned businesses in Minnesota Business magazine for 2011. Each of these companies also made the Inc. 5000 list for the fastest-growing privately owned businesses in America. The rankings were based on sales growth for the past three years.
The recognition by Minnesota Business is the latest in a series of awards that Probus OneTouch has received in the past year. Recently, Probus ranked as the 24th fastest growing retailer on the Inc. 500 list, the 4th fastest growing privately held business in Minnesota for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, and the 5th ranked mass merchant in the 2011 Internet Retailer 500 Guide.
Probus OneTouch currently owns and operates six e-commerce stores, with products sold across multiple online channels, and a local outlet store based out of the company’s warehouse in Plymouth, Minnesota. Probus has also launched a new social media services division that leverages its knowledge of the online marketplace.
Continue ReadingProbus OneTouch Ranks 5th of Mass Merchants in 2011 Internet Retailer 500 Guide
PLYMOUTH, Minnesota (July 28, 2011)–Probus OneTouch, an Internet retailer that sells across multiple online channels, announced today that it ranked 5th for mass merchants among the top 500 online retailers recognized by Internet Retailer magazine in 2011. The rankings were based on annual 2010 Internet sales, researched by Internet Retailer and confirmed by retailers.
The IR 500 “who’s who” guide to the largest up-and-coming e-commerce companies in North America includes rankings, profiles, financial and operating statistics, vendors in key categories, and other comparable data.
“The Probus OneTouch ranking by Internet Retailer reinforces our belief that to be successful you must remain agile and flexible in this customer driven marketplace,” said John Ostman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Probus…
Continue ReadingProbus OneTouch Recognized as 4th Fastest Growing Private Company in Minnesota
Plymouth, Minnesota – October 28, 2010 – Internet retailer Probus OneTouch was recognized as the 4th fastest growing private company in Minnesota by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. The MSPBJ announced the winners of the 2010 Fast 50 award last week at a ceremony in downtown Minneapolis.
The Fast 50 list ranks companies based on a 3-year growth in revenue. Each company considered for the award must have had at least $1 million in annual revenue for the first year, followed by significant growth the following two years.
Probus OneTouch ranked fourth on the list, with a 3-year growth rate of 264 percent. In reflecting on the rapid growth of the company and its achievement over the past few years, president and CEO George Lee honored the dedication of his partners and employees, saying, “Their hard work is a huge part of what makes this company what it is today…”
Continue ReadingProbus OneTouch Recognized by Inc. Magazine as 24th Fastest Growing Privately Held Retailer in U.S.
Plymouth, Minnesota – Oct 15, 2010 – Probus OneTouch family of Internet stores was recognized by Inc. Magazine as the 24th fastest growing privately held retailer in the United States for 2010. On a regional level, Probus ranked #10 on the list of fastest growing private companies in Minneapolis. They also ranked #602 out of the top 5000 companies across all category levels.
With a 3-year growth rate of 502%, Probus has grown rapidly in the Internet retail world with its cluster of niche stores. Probus currently sells products on five of their own online stores as well as through established sales channels such as Amazon and eBay.
Their stores include ProMarkOffroad.com (ATV and truck winches and offroad accessories), 1MassageStore.com (Massage tables and massage/spa accessories), KillZoneHunting.com (Hunting and ice fishing equipment), DuraShieldCovers.com (Protective sport vehicle covers), and RollMobility.com (Wheelchairs, canes, and walkers). Probus is continually expanding into new product lines and sales channels in an effort to find new opportunities for strategic growth…
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