RR Donnelley Awarded Multi-Year Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Contract
27 February 2007 - 10:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Agreement Includes the Print and Logistics Services for Several
Premier Catalogs CHICAGO, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R.R.
Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE:RRD) has been awarded a
multi-year contract to provide the combined print and logistics
services for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s namesake concept,
Williams-Sonoma Catalog For Cooks, and emerging brands
Williams-Sonoma Home and West Elm catalogs. This leading retailer
of high quality products for the home continues effectively to
utilize catalogs as a critical component of its multi-channel
marketing strategy. "The combined strength of the people,
technology, distribution scale, and overall capabilities of RR
Donnelley gave us the confidence to entrust them with the catalog
production of three of our pre-eminent brands," said Patrick
Connolly, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for
Williams- Sonoma, Inc. John Paloian, Group President, Global Print
Solutions, RR Donnelley stated, "It is a distinct pleasure to
welcome this exciting growth-oriented customer to our platform.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. clearly understands their marketplace as they
identify new opportunities for extending their powerful brands to
'own the home.' As their brands continue to evolve, we are
confident that the strength and diversity of our platform leaves us
well positioned to increase the value that we bring to this
relationship. "Additionally, RR Donnelley's efforts in
environmental responsibility and achievement of FSC certification
are clearly aligned with premier multi- channel market leaders like
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. and we applaud their recent decision to print
all of their catalogs on paper from sources having FSC
certification." Paloian continued, "RR Donnelley will continue to
focus on exceeding customer expectations and delivering superior
value as the primary means to winning new work. The hands-on
experience of our senior management team, combined with the
expertise of our craftsmen and women, brings a competitive
advantage to our customers, as they look for new ways increase the
effectiveness of their catalog operations." About Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a nationwide specialty retailer of high
quality products for the home. These products, representing six
distinct merchandise strategies -- Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn,
Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, West Elm and Williams-Sonoma Home -- are
marketed through 582 stores, seven mail order catalogs and six
e-commerce websites. About RR Donnelley RR Donnelley (NYSE:RRD) is
the world's premier full-service provider of print and related
services, including business process outsourcing. Founded more than
140 years ago, the company provides solutions in commercial
printing, direct mail, financial printing, print fulfillment,
labels, forms, logistics, call centers, transactional
print-and-mail, print management, online services, digital
photography, color services, and content and database management to
customers in the publishing, healthcare, advertising, retail,
technology, financial services and many other industries. The
largest companies in the world and others rely on RR Donnelley's
scale, scope and insight through a comprehensive range of online
tools, variable printing services and market-specific solutions.
For more information, visit the company's web site at
http://www.rrdonnelley.com/ . Use of Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain "forward-looking statements" as
defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements and any such forward-looking statements
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following
cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this news release and are based on current
expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from such forward-looking statements. Readers are
strongly encouraged to read the full cautionary statements
contained in RR Donnelley's filings with the SEC. RR Donnelley
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements. DATASOURCE: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company CONTACT:
Media, Doug Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President Marketing &
Communications, +1-630-322-6830, or , or Investor, Dan Leib, Senior
Vice President, Finance, +1-312-326-7710, or , both of R. R.
Donnelley & Sons Company Web site: http://www.rrdonnelley.com/
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