HelloStoreUSA Opens October 1, 2009
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-09-23/hellostoreusa-opens-october-1-2009
September 23, 2009 – HelloStoreUSA is scheduled to open on October 1, 2009.
The online store will sell merchandise purchased directly from Up Front Agency in Japan.
On opening day, HelloStoreUSA's catalog will offer tour goods from past and present Hello! Project and UFA artists. Additional tour items and non-tour goods are scheduled to be added in the coming months.
Over 1,000 individual pieces are in stock for over 250 items, including photo cards, books, towels, phone straps, fans, and T-shirts. Featured artists include Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, C-ute, Melon Kinenbi, Ongaku Gatas, Aya Matsuura, Natsumi Abe, and more. All items are in stock and ready to ship immediately.
HelloStoreUSA will ship items to fans in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, and Australia. Flat rate shipping is available for all orders.
Fans are encouraged to give feedback on what artists and items they would like to see added to the store. Contact information will be listed on the HelloStoreUSA website.
HelloStoreUSA is presented by JapanFiles, the Japanese digital music store.
(JapanFiles and HelloStoreUSA are divisions of Japanese education website YesJapan.com.)
Music downloads for Hello! Project artists are available at http://www.japanfiles.com
About JAPANFILES:
Supporting Japanese artists since 2004, JapanFiles specializes in digital sales and media promotion for Japanese music, with over 300 indie and major artists reaching their USA fans - rock, pop, hip-hop, punk, and electronic. All downloads are DRM-free and only 99 cents each.
JapanFiles has sponsored Japanese artist appearances at Sakura-Con, Anime Boston, A-Kon, FanimeCon, Anime Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Media Expo, Anime Vegas, Animex (Mexico), SXSW, Slim's (San Francisco), and Knitting Factory (New York City).
JapanFiles has produced 16 USA CD releases for Japanese artists, including Morning Musume, girugamesh, LM.C, Hangry & Angry, ketchup mania, Swinging Popsicle, LiN CLOVER, Budo Grape, BESPA KUMAMERO, and three volumes of the “Fresh Cuts from Japan” compilation series.
Website: http://www.japanfiles.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/japanfiles
LiveJournal: http://japanfiles.livejournal.com
