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E-Commerce Veterans Launch Grand River
Jun 28, 2008 — Ann Arbor, MI
E-Commerce experts, Scott Robertson and Steve Thallman, combined forces to launch Grand River, a leading web design and development company, specializing in e-commerce solutions for retailers and manufacturers.
Grand River's services include website evaluations and consultations, user experience and creative design, e-Commerce platforms designs and builds, web and application development, social network implementations, website analysis and analytics and hosting and managed services.
"Our mission is to provide innovative, practical and industry-driving solutions that create a superior user experience and provide measurable results," stated Robertson.
Robertson leads the company with strategy development, account management, product development, new business generation, marketing and team leadership. Thallman oversee's Grand River's operational aspects of client services, including implementation, strategy and delivery. Combined the duo have more than 30 years of technical, sales and marketing experience, making for a dynamic force. They have created strategic programs and developed multi-million dollar technology solutions for a variety Fortune 500 companies.
"We are truly focused on providing original solutions for the retailer and manufacturer sectors, said Thallman. "Retailers and manufacturers will benefit from these solutions to ultimately achieve greater bottom line sales across all outlets without spending seven figures."
The duo decided to strategically headquarter the company in Ann Arbor. In January, 2008, Grand River leased space at 900 Victors Way, Suite 100. The office also houses Grand River's leadership team: Robertson, Partner, Thallman, Partner, Judy Foster, executive creative director and Brian Reindel, technical director.
Foster leads the company's creative vision, as Reindel brings almost every discipline related to Web design to fruition for Grand River's clients. The team specializes in designing, building and implementing transactional-based websites for retailers and manufacturers.
The location allows the company to take advantage of the area's strong resource pool as well as benefit from being near a premier teaching institution.
"We are thrilled to open our doors in Ann Arbor," said Robertson. "There's such a strong technology and design community here, and we're proud to be a part of it, and look forward to making our own contribution."
About Grand River
Grand River is an industry leading web design and development company, specializing in e-commerce solutions for retailers and manufacturers. The company began operations in January 2008, as a Limited Liability Corporation strategically headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Services offered by the company focuses on designing, building and implementing transactional-based web sites for mid-tier retailers and manufacturers. For more information about Grand River or its services, please call 734.913.8000 or visit http://www.thegrandriver.com.
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