ClickShip Direct, Inc. Partners with Copera.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2000 ClickShip Direct and Copera Team up to Provide an eCommerce Fulfillment Solution ClickShip Direct, Inc., an order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment and customer care services provider and subsidiary of DAMARK International, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DMRK), today announced it has signed an agreement with Copera. Copera is a provider of scalable, end-to-end, integrated private marketplace services and technologies for e-commerce. Under the agreement with Copera, ClickShip Direct will begin providing eFulfillment services including pick, pack, and ship, as one of Copera's outsourced fulfillment solutions offered to its client base. ClickShip Direct is scheduled to start providing eFulfillment services for its first Copera client in the first quarter of 2001. "Providing eFulfillment services with Copera is an exciting venture for us and we look forward to building and expanding this integrated solution for Copera's clients," said Mark A. Cohn, founder and chief executive officer of DAMARK International, Inc., and chairman and chief executive officer of ClickShip Direct, Inc. "Copera's eFulfillment business model provides us with the opportunity to offer their clients an industry-leading eFulfillment solution. Together, we have the necessary competencies and capabilities to help their clients expand their offerings while they grow their businesses." "Clickship Direct's highly accurate and scalable pick, pack, and ship operation provides Copera's clients with a high degree of confidence and assurance necessary for the delivery systems in eCommerce", said Gary P. Smith, chief executive officer of Copera, Inc. "Our integration with Clickship Direct provides our clients with the real time shipping and order visibility required for inventory positioning, order promising, and supply chain optimization Supply Chain Optimization is the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain. This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs (including manufacturing costs, ". About Copera Copera, Inc. is a leading provider of scalable, end-to-end, integrated private marketplace services for eCommerce. The Company's services include: Strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and implementation; Supply chain execution (collaborative planning, forecasting & replenishment, inbound transportation services); Transaction management services (order management, certified payment processing); Distribution services (receiving, inventory management, pick, pack, ship, returns management); Customer response services; and additional support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services (hosting, data mining). Copera manages the entire back-end e-commerce process and allows companies to focus on their core competencies. Copera's customers include eMarketplaces (USBid.com, Take to Auction), Enterprise Companies (Symix) and retailers (K-swiss). Founded in October 1999 and based in Austin, TX, Copera is privately held with first round funding from iCentennial Ventures. For more information on Copera, its services and technologies, visit www.copera.com. About ClickShip Direct ClickShip Direct provides order fulfillment and customer care services to retailers, e-tailers, direct marketers and consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and manufacturers. These services include online and off-line order capture, payment processing, inventory receipt, warehousing, shipment, returns processing, and after-sale customer service and support. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., ClickShip Direct also operates customer service centers in Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, , Kan., and Fayetteville, N.C., and its fulfillment center in Brooklyn Park, Minn. ClickShip Direct is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Damark International, Inc. Additional information regarding ClickShip Direct can be obtained by visiting their Web site at www.clickshipdirect.com. Any statements herein regarding the business of DAMARK International, Inc. that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that are intended to qualify for the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions from liability provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those implied by any forward looking statement, see "Forward-Looking Information" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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