René Furterer Inc. Selects PFSweb for Business Process Infrastructure, Fulfillment, Transportation and Logistics Services
René Furterer USA, a California-based hair care products firm, has signed a multiyear contract with PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ-PFSW), a provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions. They will manage and fulfill orders through the Internet from the client's national sales staff and its customers -- retail and beauty outlets, spas, salons and department stores.
Plano, TX (PRWEB) September 2, 2004 -- René Furterer USA, an Azusa, CA-based
hair care products firm, has signed a multi-year agreement with PFSweb, Inc.
(NASDAQ: PFSW), a global provider of integrated business process outsourcing
(BPO) solutions, to manage and fulfill orders through the Internet from the
client’s national sales staff and its customers. René Furterer, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Pierre Fabre Dermocosmetique France, which in turn is part of the
Pierre Fabre Group based in Paris, is dedicated to the care, improvement and
beautification of hair. Rene Furterer has been established in the United States
for more than 15 years.
René Furterer Hair Care consists of more than 50
products specifically formulated for each type of hair and scalp. This global
brand is Pierre Fabre’s entry into the U.S. markets along with such other brands
as Klorane™ and Avene™. Its customer structure consists of high-end salons and
spas – either directly or through specialized distributors – as well as select
department stores such as Bloomingdale’s and Sephora.
“Under terms of the
agreement, PFSweb will provide warehousing and inventory management, fulfillment
and transportation management, order fulfillment and returns management,
invoicing/credit management and information technology support, including use of
PFSweb’s EntenteOrderSM Management System,” said Bruce McClung, a PFSweb partner
and vice president-Sales. “We expect to complete our implementation during the
next several months and be ready to go live during the December 2004
quarter.”
“Our brand operated and was previously supported as part of
another product line, requiring a complete new infrastructure solution when that
line was sold,” explained Andre Pieters, president and CEO of René Furterer.
“Personnel from René Furterer and the Pierre Fabre Group conducted
extensive due diligence with multiple visits to PFSweb’s Plano headquarters and
Memphis facilities,” added Julie Matrat, Special Project Management for the West
Coast firm. “We were seeking a partner who would be able to provide us a full
range of integrated solutions related to the logistics of our business and the
management of our credit collection.
“Our visits to PFSweb and its
competitors convinced us that PFSweb was the highest quality logistics solutions
provider,” Matrat continued. “We were impressed by the state-of-the-art
technology employed by PFSweb in its warehouse, the cleanliness of the
environment and the accuracy with which its employees perform their
work.”
“PFSweb is a fully integrated logistics service provider operating
a very sophisticated IT system that will enable us to get real-time, detailed
reports of our sales activity,” Pieters emphasized. “We also selected PFSweb for
its historic experience in the cosmetics industry, as well as its experience in
the retail picking business.
“The fact that PFSweb has been entrusted by
other leading international brands also was a guarantee for us of its
expertise,” he said. “PFSweb’s added ability to provide reporting and such
financial services as invoicing, billing and credit collection management,
offers our company the opportunity to focus on our core business as a sales and
marketing organization.”
“This elite brand is an exciting addition to our
client list,” said Mark Layton, senior partner and chief executive officer of
PFSweb. “We believe our full service offering and industry experience will
enhance René Furterer’s growth strategy of penetrating additional retail and
beauty outlets, spas, salons and department stores."
Known as the “brand
behind the brand,” PFSweb provides seamless, transparent, “best-in-class”
supply-chain efficiencies and management for its Fortune 500 and Global 1000
clients. PFSweb currently warehouses, manages and fulfills more than $1 billion
annually in merchandise and transactions from its distribution facilities in
Memphis, Toronto, Canada and Liège, Belgium.
About Rene Furterer
USA:
Company founder René Furterer has dedicated 30 years of his life to hair
care, joining forces with Pierre Fabre Laboratories in 1979 and benefiting from
leading research and scientific development at the pharmaceutical company. René
Furterer Hair Care consists of a line of 50 products formulated from plant
extracts and essential oils. Additional product and other information can be
found at http://www.ReneFurterer.com
(Information provided by Rene
Furterer USA)
Corporate contacts: Andre Pieters, President & CEO,
1055 W. 8th St., Azusa, Calif., 91702; 626-804-0107; or Julie Matrat, Special
Project Management, 626-334-3395, Ext. 1-324
About PFSweb,
Inc.
PFSweb’s comprehensive outsourcing solutions provide proven, fast and
secure business infrastructure to enable traditional and e-commerce strategies.
PFSweb solutions include: professional consulting services, e-marketplace
logistics, order management, web-enabled customer contact centers, customer
relationship management, international distribution and fulfillment services,
reverse logistics, billing and collection services, kitting and assembly
services and ERP information interfacing utilizing its Entente SuiteSM.
PFSweb develops and deploys integrated business infrastructure solutions
and fulfillment services for Fortune 1000, Global 2000 and brand name companies,
including third party logistics, call center support and e-commerce services.
The company serves such notable clients
as Brillian Corporation, CHiA’SSO
Dupont Fluoroproducts, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, NokiaUSA.com, Pfizer, Inc.,
Raytheon Aircraft Company, Roots Canada, Shell Energy Services Company,
Smithsonian Institution, Xerox and other brand name companies.
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