aNETorder merges with American Mailers Illinois to provide turnkey fulfillment services

New Holding Company Is Among the United States Largest Direct-mail Fulfillment Operations NAPERVILLE, ILL.,
Oct. 15, 2001 -
- aNETorder, a leading direct-mail fulfillment company, and American Mailers Illinois, Inc. have merged to form aNETorder Inc. This merger positions aNETorder Inc. as one of the world’s largest third-party organizations providing turnkey fulfillment and direct-mail processing solutions to the direct-marketing and publishing communities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We are excited to bring American Mailers’ sophisticated fulfillment and direct-marketing services to our clients,” said Shane Randall, president and CEO of aNETorder Inc. American Mailers Illinois provides data processing, logistics management and direct-mail production services, featuring one of the United States’ largest direct-response mailing facilities, which includes an in-plant U.S. Post Office and USPS drop ship consolidations. With its distribution center situated adjacent to aNETorder’s headquarters in Naperville, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, the company works on behalf of such nationally recognized clients as JoAnn Fabrics, Keebler Corp., National Geographic Society, QVC, BMG and Verizon. American Mailers’ skill in warehousing, inventory control, logistics and direct mail processing will be complemented by aNETorder’s industry-leading, Book Fulfillment, Distribution and Returns Center in Louisville, Ky., which was acquired in mid-2000 from R.R. Donnelley. “Combined, aNETorder Inc. now offers direct marketers and publishers a well-rounded team of experts capable of handling every aspect of the fulfillment process in more than 500,000 square feet of secured, monitored, distribution space,” Randall added. aNETorder’s Louisville facility provides online inventory management, warehousing, individual and bulk order pick-and-pack capability, returns processing, packaging services and high-speed labeling and mailing. It is the nation’s leading distributor of commercial and parcel mail — primarily books, videotapes and compact discs — serving major publishers such as American Express, Reader’s Digest Association, National Geographic Society and Guideposts. aNETorder Inc. specializes in fulfilling the needs of today’s direct-mail marketers, from information processing and fulfillment to logistics, including domestic and international shipping. With more than 400 employees and access to nearly 1.5 million square feet of space, the company has the capacity to process more than 80,000 packages and 2.5 million direct-mail pieces per day. Facilities are centrally located in the United States, fostering lower transport costs and faster delivery times. “Click-and-ship” services include secure, real-time credit card authorization and website traffic analysis. aNETorder also offers outsourced call-center operations, featuring1-800, 24/7 inbound customer service and outbound telemarketing.