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United Stationers Creates Furniture Division; Names Key Managers
Deerfield, Ill.–March 4, 2010 --Building on its position as a leading furniture wholesaler, United Stationers has created the United Stationers Furniture Division, which will operate as a part of United Stationers Supply Co. Jim Fahey has been named president of the new division, which will have its own channel marketing and category management team, as well as a nationwide team of experienced, dedicated furniture salespeople who will be developing new business opportunities and working collaboratively with United’s existing Supply Division sales organization. Several keysales management appointments have been made as part of the launch, including:
- Rich Aievoli, vice presidentgeneral manager, sales;
- Felton Jones, region sales director, West;
- Michael Pritchard, area sales manager, West;
- William Miller, region sales director, Central.
Additional appointments will be announced in the coming months.
“Building a dedicated furniture sales team, with focused furniture merchandising, marketing and operational experts, will help us serve the needs of resellers who already specialize in furniture as well as those across other channels looking to grow their furniture business,” said Jim Fahey. “We bring a vast pool of resources to apply to many different furniture needs: broad selection of products, deep inventory, nationwide distribution, quality marketing tools and value-added support services.”
The new division will continue to provide distribution through the United Supply Division’s network, with the Furniture Customer Care group based in St. Louis.
About United Stationers
United Stationers Inc. is a leading wholesale distributor of business products, with 2009 net sales of approximately $4.7 billion. The company stocks approximately 100,000 items, includingtechnology products, traditional office products, janitorial and breakroom supplies, office furniture, and industrial products. A network of 64 distribution centers allows it to deliver these products to over 25,000 reseller customers. This network, combined with United’s depth and breadth of inventory, enables the company
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to ship most products overnight to more than 90% of the population of the U.S. and major cities in Mexico. For more information, visit
United Stationers’ common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol USTR.
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