LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GAWK Inc. (OTC:GAWK) announced today another signature client win with the signing of an agreement with Top Shelf Fixtures, Inc., a leading Manufacturer of Custom Store Fixture Displays and a Metal Fabricator for the Appliance Industries and other OEM Markets. Top-Shelf engineers, designs and manufactures retail store fixtures for mass merchandisers, grocery chains, franchise companies, and users of POP displays.
Scott Kettle, CEO of GAWK, Inc., said, "Top Shelf is a great company, for which WebRunners, our wholly owned subsidiary, is exceedingly proud to provide such services as Management of Corporate Network, Private Cloud, Hosting of Website, Virtual Machines, Storage, and IP Phone System. With this signing, our annual revenue approaches $500,000."
Steve Prochnow, Top Shelf Controller, noted, "For over 20 years, our team of experienced fabricators has serviced the fixture and display industry with one goal in mind: To provide our customers with quality products, competitively priced and delivered on time. GAWK is immensely valuable in assisting us with our growth and business plans."
GAWK purchased WebRunners, Inc., an Irvine, CA-based data center on November 5, 2014, for more than $1 million in a combination of cash and stock as part of GAWK's plan to create revenue by acquiring data centers to offload the vast amounts of data produced by the major wireless cell phone companies. GAWK has identified thirteen more firms as potential acquisition targets. WebRunners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAWK, is a Tier III site, built by AT&T, is an Internet service provider specializing in virtualization, high-availability hosting, and storage and professional IT services, and is a former Verio/NTT facility with carrier-grade equipment in place.
About GAWK, Inc.
Gawk Incorporated is a world innovator of self-service global digital distribution. Designed to meet the needs of modern consumers, Gawk has the unique and defining capability to stream all forms of digital media, including but not limited to, movies, documentaries, TV shows, music videos, vlogs, digital books, digital shorts, social networking videos and video game entertainment. The Pay per Gawk model offers a simplistic and economical transaction experience with each purchase. No subscription fees, no hidden costs. Gawk provides an innovative platform and interactive social network for artists to capitalize on their creativity through the Gawk self-service model of Post, Price and Promote. Gawk's multifaceted strategic approach generates ongoing and long-term revenue opportunities through independent content publishing, creative entertainment viewing, product integration, sponsorship and advertising. www.gawkinc.com
About Top Shelf Fixtures, Inc:
Top Shelf Fixtures is a leading Manufacturer of Custom Store Fixture Displays and a Metal Fabricator for the Appliance Industries and other OEM Markets. For over 20 years, our team of experienced fabricators has serviced the fixture and display industry with one goal in mind: Provide you with quality products, competitively priced and delivered on time. Top-Shelf is able to engineer, design and manufacture retail store fixtures for mass merchandisers, grocery chains, franchise companies, and users of POP displays. Our sales and support teams are able to manage projects of any size to assure you complete customer satisfaction. www.topshelffixtures.com
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