TROY, NC -
Capel Rugs has teamed up with Google Business View to create a
virtual tour of its Market Square showroom 122 at High Point.
During the Fall High Point Market held Oct. 18 to 23, Capel Rugs
executives worked with Google professionals to capture premium-quality,
panoramic images of the company's showroom. The results are
true-to-life, 360-degree views of Capel's latest designer styles that,
when viewed online through Google Street View technology, deliver an
immersive, interactive tour of the showroom with intuitive navigation.
"Our virtual tour gives customers who didn't come to market an easy
opportunity to see what they missed," said Cameron Capel, vice president
of national accounts for Capel Rugs. "And those who did attend can use
this technology to review what they saw and loved during their visit.
This innovative tool provides buyers with the ability to tour our
showroom and view our products at their own convenience on any
Web-enabled computer or mobile device, from any location and at any
time."
The virtual tour of Capel's High Point
showroom is linked directly from the
company's website and can be found using Google Search, Google
Maps and Google+. In the coming months, Capel plans to expand its
virtual tour offerings to include other company showrooms, and it will
continue to update content on a regular basis.
The company debuted the virtual showroom technology in July at the
summer edition of Atlanta's International Gift and Home Furnishings
Market.
"Capel is committed to providing retailers,
consumers and designers with all the support they need to easily explore
the company's ever-evolving line of stylish area rugs - the most
comprehensive in the industry," said Cameron Capel. "This year's new
tools include the release of the dynamic 2014 Capel Catalog, ongoing
additions online and the new Google-based virtual showroom tour."