Damark's ClickShip Direct and Vision Forum Announce Fulfillment and Returns Management Partnership.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000 ClickShip Direct, Inc., a 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 that the company has been retained by Vision Forum; a San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , Texas-based, catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. and conference company dedicated to strengthening families. Effective August 1, ClickShip Direct will handle Vision Forum's fulfillment needs including picking, packing and shipping of customer orders to their homes and providing return services. "We are pleased to work with a company of the experience and expertise of ClickShip Direct," said Douglas W. Phillips, Esq., founder and president of The Vision Forum, Inc. "We have been impressed by ClickShip's enthusiastic and professional response to our needs. Our mission is to bring encouraging and uplifting products to the family. To accomplish this, we require the highest standards of excellence in fulfillment and returns processing. We are confident that this new partnership will bring increased satisfaction to our customers." "This is a great partnership for us," said Mark A. Cohn, founder and chief executive officer of DAMARK International, Inc., and chairman and chief executive officer of ClickShip Direct, Inc. "ClickShip Direct is proud to have been selected by Vision Forum as their fulfillment provider. We have the necessary competencies and capabilities to help deliver an outstanding shopping experience for their customer. We look forward to leveraging our industry leading experience on behalf of Vision Forum as they move toward the future." About Vision Forum Vision Forum is dedicated to the restoration of Christian family culture through the publication of books and materials and family conferences. Vision Forum also has three catalogs, including their family book catalog, The All-American Boy's Adventure Catalog, and the upcoming Beautiful Girlhood Collection. For more information, visit their Web site at www.visionforum.com or call 1-800-440-0022. About ClickShip Direct ClickShip Direct Inc., 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. (NASDAQ: DMRK), provides outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. of 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 to retailers, e-tailers, direct marketers and manufacturers. These services include online and offline order-capture, payment processing, inventory receipt, warehousing, merchandise shipment, after-the-sale customer service and support, and returns management. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, ClickShip Direct also operates two 375-seat customer care 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, , KS, and Fayetteville, NC; and a 720,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park, city (1990 pop. 56,381), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; chartered as a city 1969. Manufacturing includes machinery, wood and metal products, tools, feeders, and medical and pharmaceutical supplies. , MN. DAMARK International develops, markets, and manages leading edge membership and customer relationship management programs. Additional information regarding ClickShip Direct can be obtained by visiting their Web site at www.clickshipdirect.com. |
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