Sears Names Genco As A Partner In Progress
Partner in Progress awards are presented annually to a select group of vendor companies that supply Sears, Roebuck and Co. with quality products and services, from apparel, appliances and tools to marketing, transportation services and technology. More than 10,000 sources competed for this award in 2002.
"GENCO has been a first-rate business partner for Sears Logistics Services," said Gus Pagonis, senior vice president, supply chain management for Sears and president of Sears Logistics Services. "Every day, they make a positive contribution to the efficiency and dependability of our logistics processes."
Herb Shear, CEO of GENCO, and Curtis Greve, president of retail services for GENCO, were honored on April 8 at an event hosted by Sears Chairman and CEO Alan J. Lacy at Sears headquarters in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Begun 20 years ago, the Partners In Progress program recognizes sources that make significant contributions to the growth of Sears' businesses and the creation of new ways to better serve Sears' customers. The winners were selected from nominations submitted by Sears' employees who purchase goods and services for the company.
"GENCO is honored to be recognized by Sears," says Herb Shear, CEO. "This award recognizes the efforts and results that our teammates in the five Sears facilities, and our teams in Asset Recovery, Systems and Support teams achieved in 2002 for Sears. Their efforts, along with our partners at Sears that we work with every day have enabled all of us to achieve the highest levels of performance in GENCO and outstanding results for Sears."
In addition to being recognized as a "Partner in Progress," GENCO was also presented the "Innovation Source of the Year" award for logistics. In order to qualify, nominees must produce measurable results in categories of: Drive Profitable Revenue Growth, Be a High Performance Team, Be Customer Driven, and Pursue Improvement in Productivity and Returns.
Sears, Roebuck and Co. is a broadline retailer with significant service and credit businesses. In 2002, the company's revenue was more than $41 billion. The company offers a wide range of apparel, home and automotive products and services to families in the U.S. through Sears stores nationwide, including approximately 870 full-line stores. Sears also offers a variety of merchandise and services through its Web sites, sears.com and landsend.com, and a variety of specialty catalogs.
About GENCO
Founded over 100 years ago, GENCO Distribution System, is a recognized leader in full product lifecycle logistics management and reverse logistics management. With more than 80 facilities nationwide and over 100 software installations worldwide, GENCO services a wide array of retail and manufacturing clients including Wal-Mart, Sears, Unilever, Target, J.C. Penney, Kmart, Braun, Revlon, IKEA, LeapFrog, Becton Dickinson, Kimberly-Clark, Kraft Foods, Reckitt Benckiser, Hewlett Packard, Hershey Foods, Levi Strauss, Novartis, Eckerd, Master Lock, Moen and ACCO. For more information, visit www.genco.com.