MakerBot Adds 27 Home Depot Stores to MakerBot In-Store Pilot Program
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — November 20, 2014 — MakerBot is pleased to announce it is expanding its retail pilot program with its in-store MakerBot Experience with The Home Depot. Effective today, visitors in 39 select stores throughout the U.S. will be able to see and purchase MakerBot® Replicator® 3D Printers and MakerBot PLA Filaments. This expansion extends the availability of MakerBot 3D printing products available on homedepot.com/makerbot and in the initial pilot program in 12 stores, where the program was launched earlier this summer.
MakerBot announces the expansion of its retail pilot program with its in-store MakerBot Experience with The Home Depot. Effective today, visitors in 39 select stores throughout the U.S. will be able to see and purchase MakerBot® Replicator® 3D Printers and MakerBot PLA Filaments. To see stores, visit www.makerbot.com/locator (Photo: Business Wire)
The Home Depot stores that will feature the in-store MakerBot 3D Printing Experience include:
| 1781 E. Bayshore Road, East Palo Alto, CA
3838 Hollis Avenue, Emeryville, CA 7100 Warner Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 1675 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angels, CA 1125 Old County Road, San Carlos, CA 22855 Victory Blvd., West Hills, CA 5215 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 500 S. Santa Fe Dr., Denver, CO 10003 Grant Street, Denver, CO 3401 Oakwood Blvd., Hollywood, FL 11305 SW 40TH Street, Miami, FL 650 Ponde de Leon, Atlanta, GA 2525 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta, GA 2450 Cumberland Pkwy., Atlanta, GA 1232 W. North Avenue, Chicago 2665 N. Halsted Street, Chicago 1300 S. Clinton Street, Chicago 2920 Audrey Avenue, Naperville 4700 Cherry Hill Rd., College Park, MD 13100 Valley View Rd., Eden Prairie, MN |
1705 Annapolis Lane, Plymouth, MN
980 3rd Ave, New York, NY 40 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 11633 NE Glen Widing Dr., Portland, OR 14800 SW Sequoia Parkway, Tigard, OR 181 S Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 1651 S Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 10515 N Mo Pac Expy., Austin, TX 3600 Interstate Hwy 35 S, Austin, TX 6110 Lemmon Avenue, Dallas, TX 11682 Forest Central Dr., Dallas, TX 1100 Lumpkin Rd., Houston, TX 8400 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 5445 West Loop, Houston, TX 400 S Pickett St., Alexandria, VA 2815 Merrilee Drive, Fairfax, VA 6200 E Lke Samammish Pky., Issaquah, WA 2701 Utah Ave South, Seattle, WA 11616 Aurora Ave N., Seattle, WA |
“We are really excited to expand MakerBot’s presence in physical stores,” noted Jenny Lawton, acting CEO of MakerBot. “The addition of these new locations will bring the magic of 3D printing with a MakerBot Replicator directly to customers. It’s a very cool thing to be able to walk into a store, see and experience a MakerBot Replicator 3D Printer, then be able to purchase and take a MakerBot Replicator 3D Printer home with you.”
MakerBot 3D printing products are showcased inside stores in specially designed kiosks that encourage visitors to experience MakerBot 3D printing firsthand. Trained MakerBot retail associates staff the MakerBot kiosks to help with purchase decisions and also provide in-store 3D printing demonstrations, often offering 3D printed keepsakes for interested customers to take home.
MakerBot is a global leader in the desktop 3D printing industry. MakerBot 3D printing is used for Real-Time Prototyping™ and for the 3D printing of customized and inexpensive replacement parts, architectural designs, art projects, collectibles and many other items.
For a complete list of Home Depot stores that offer the MakerBot Replicator 3D Printers and hands-on demonstrations, visit makerbot.com/locator.
About MakerBot
MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS), is leading the Next Industrial Revolution by setting the standards in reliable and affordable desktop 3D printing. Founded in 2009, MakerBot sells desktop 3D printers to innovative and industry-leading customers worldwide, including engineers, architects, designers, educators and consumers. To learn more about MakerBot, visit makerbot.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release relating to Stratasys’ expectations of the benefits that it will receive from the partnership between [MakerBot and The Home Depot] and [the expected performance and timing of the in-store and online shopping experience] are forward-looking statements reflecting management’s current expectations and beliefs. These forward-looking statements are based on current information that is, by its nature, subject to rapid and even abrupt change. Due to risks and uncertainties associated with Stratasys’ business, actual results could differ materially from those projected or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the risk that the benefits that Stratasys expects from the partnership will not materialize, or could be less than Stratasys currently expects, due to technical or other unforeseen reasons; and other risk factors more fully explained under the caption “Risk Factors” in Stratasys’ most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 3, 2014. Stratasys is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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