PFSweb to Provide Supply Chain Services and Technology Platform for Katun Canada
December 05 2006 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFSW) a global provider of integrated
business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, has been chosen by
Katun Corporation, the world�s leading alternative supplier to the
office equipment industry, to provide logistics and order
fulfillment services for their Canadian operations. The terms of
this contract were not disclosed. PFSweb will support Katun�s
Canadian operations from its Richmond Hill, Toronto distribution
center, providing inventory management, fulfillment, distribution,
traffic management, and returns processing services. �We are
committed to providing our customers industry leading performance
through quality, service and value. Our goal was to partner with an
organization that held those same business objectives in their
operations,� said Terri Sayler, Vice President and General Manager
of Katun�s North America Business Unit. �PFSweb�s solution will
allow us to maintain the highest level of customer service and
support and provide scalability to support our Canadian growth
initiatives.� In addition to providing a premier infrastructure
solution, PFSweb will also deploy its global technology platform to
facilitate efficient processing of Katun�s supply chain
requirements. PFSweb will leverage their proprietary Entente Suite
technology platform to support these activities. �PFSweb has
extensive experience in the business consumables industry and we
are excited to deliver our world-class level of service to Katun
and Katun�s customers,� said Mike Willoughby, President of PFSweb.
�By entrusting these processes to PFSweb, we believe Katun will
benefit from the application of our systems, processes, and
efficiencies.� This agreement is included in the previously
announced new service fee contract relationships PFSweb, Inc. has
signed this year, which are estimated to be valued at approximately
$12 million in annual service fee revenue upon full implementation,
based on current client projections. About PFSweb, Inc. PFSweb
develops and deploys integrated business infrastructure solutions
and fulfillment services for Fortune 1000, Global 2000 and brand
name companies, including third party logistics, call center
support and e-commerce services. The company serves a multitude of
industries and company types, including such clients as CHiA�SSO,
FLAVIA� Beverage Systems, Hewlett-Packard, International Business
Machines, Raytheon Aircraft Company, Rene Furterer USA, Roots
Canada Ltd., The Smithsonian Institution and Xerox. Through its
wholly owned eCOST.com subsidiary, PFSweb also serves as a leading
multi-category online discount retailer of high-quality new,
"close-out" and refurbished brand-name technology and consumer
electronics for consumers and small to medium size business buyers.
The eCOST.com brand markets more than 100,000 different products
from leading manufacturers such as Apple, Canon, Citizen, Denon,
Hewlett-Packard, Nikon, Onkyo, Seiko, Sony, and Toshiba primarily
over the Internet and through direct marketing. To find out more
about PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFSW), visit the company's websites at
http://www.pfsweb.com and http://www.ecost.com. The matters
discussed herein�consist of forward-looking information under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is subject to
and involves risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking information.
PFSweb's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2005 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006
identify certain factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected in any forward looking statements
made and investors are advised to review the Annual and Quarterly
Reports and the Risk Factors described therein. PFSweb undertakes
no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement for
any reason, even if new information becomes available or other
events occur in the future. There may be additional risks that we
do not currently view as material or that are not presently known.
About Katun Corporation Headquartered in Minneapolis, Katun
Corporation is the world's largest supplier of OEM-compatible
imaging supplies, photoreceptors and parts, as well as a leading
manufacturer of fuser rollers and other select products, for the
office equipment industry. With more than 27 years of expertise and
experience in the office equipment industry, the privately held
Katun now serves more than 19,000 customers in more than 170
countries. For more information, visit Katun online at
www.katun.com. PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFSW) a global provider of
integrated business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, has been
chosen by Katun Corporation, the world's leading alternative
supplier to the office equipment industry, to provide logistics and
order fulfillment services for their Canadian operations. The terms
of this contract were not disclosed. PFSweb will support Katun's
Canadian operations from its Richmond Hill, Toronto distribution
center, providing inventory management, fulfillment, distribution,
traffic management, and returns processing services. "We are
committed to providing our customers industry leading performance
through quality, service and value. Our goal was to partner with an
organization that held those same business objectives in their
operations," said Terri Sayler, Vice President and General Manager
of Katun's North America Business Unit. "PFSweb's solution will
allow us to maintain the highest level of customer service and
support and provide scalability to support our Canadian growth
initiatives." In addition to providing a premier infrastructure
solution, PFSweb will also deploy its global technology platform to
facilitate efficient processing of Katun's supply chain
requirements. PFSweb will leverage their proprietary Entente Suite
technology platform to support these activities. "PFSweb has
extensive experience in the business consumables industry and we
are excited to deliver our world-class level of service to Katun
and Katun's customers," said Mike Willoughby, President of PFSweb.
"By entrusting these processes to PFSweb, we believe Katun will
benefit from the application of our systems, processes, and
efficiencies." This agreement is included in the previously
announced new service fee contract relationships PFSweb, Inc. has
signed this year, which are estimated to be valued at approximately
$12 million in annual service fee revenue upon full implementation,
based on current client projections. About PFSweb, Inc. PFSweb
develops and deploys integrated business infrastructure solutions
and fulfillment services for Fortune 1000, Global 2000 and brand
name companies, including third party logistics, call center
support and e-commerce services. The company serves a multitude of
industries and company types, including such clients as CHiA'SSO,
FLAVIA(R) Beverage Systems, Hewlett-Packard, International Business
Machines, Raytheon Aircraft Company, Rene Furterer USA, Roots
Canada Ltd., The Smithsonian Institution and Xerox. Through its
wholly owned eCOST.com subsidiary, PFSweb also serves as a leading
multi-category online discount retailer of high-quality new,
"close-out" and refurbished brand-name technology and consumer
electronics for consumers and small to medium size business buyers.
The eCOST.com brand markets more than 100,000 different products
from leading manufacturers such as Apple, Canon, Citizen, Denon,
Hewlett-Packard, Nikon, Onkyo, Seiko, Sony, and Toshiba primarily
over the Internet and through direct marketing. To find out more
about PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFSW), visit the company's websites at
http://www.pfsweb.com and http://www.ecost.com. The matters
discussed herein consist of forward-looking information under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is subject to
and involves risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking information.
PFSweb's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2005 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006
identify certain factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected in any forward looking statements
made and investors are advised to review the Annual and Quarterly
Reports and the Risk Factors described therein. PFSweb undertakes
no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement for
any reason, even if new information becomes available or other
events occur in the future. There may be additional risks that we
do not currently view as material or that are not presently known.
About Katun Corporation Headquartered in Minneapolis, Katun
Corporation is the world's largest supplier of OEM-compatible
imaging supplies, photoreceptors and parts, as well as a leading
manufacturer of fuser rollers and other select products, for the
office equipment industry. With more than 27 years of expertise and
experience in the office equipment industry, the privately held
Katun now serves more than 19,000 customers in more than 170
countries. For more information, visit Katun online at
www.katun.com.
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