(firmenpresse) - RR Donnelley
25.01.2011 12:30
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CHICAGO and LONDON, 2011-01-25 12:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --R. R. Donnelley&Sons Company (Nasdaq:RRD) announced today that it has secured
a multi-million dollar, multi-year contract with Shop Direct Group (SDG), the
UK's largest online and home shopping retailer. SDG has a number of retail
brands within its portfolio including Littlewoods, Very.co.uk, isme and
Woolworths.
Under the terms of the contract anticipated to start in March, RR Donnelley
will provide a broad range of services to Shop Direct Group, including
premedia, print management, transactional print, fulfillment and inbound
document processing. The company will also employ a variety of technologies in
support of Shop Direct Group's integrated communications program.
Its proprietary MediaCompass(r) digital asset management and workflow platform
will be used by RR Donnelley employees on two continents in support of catalog
preparation. The print management service will encompass the production of tens
of millions of catalogs and direct mail pieces. In addition, RR Donnelley will
leverage its expertise and experience to handle the composition, production and
delivery of more than 100 million transactional mail pieces per annum, with
disaster recovery and business continuity resources through its Critical Mail
Continuity Services (CMCS) operations. The inbound document processing element
of the solution includes handling correspondence which will also be managed by
RR Donnelley, using a blend of local and international resources.
Keith Basnett, Group Chief Operating Officer for Shop Direct Group, said, 'We
believe that RR Donnelley will be well-positioned to successfully manage a
comprehensive range of customer communication services for us. We know they
have proven global capabilities in managing large scale print operations across
both marketing and transactional documents and also in helping to transform and
optimize their clients' customer communications process. We look forward to
working with them.'
John Paloian, RR Donnelley's Chief Operating Officer, stated, 'We are delighted
to have secured the contract to provide Shop Direct Group with best-in-class
document preparation, production, fulfillment and processing services. Our
solution will leverage our market-leading technology and operational platform
and reflects our global ability to deliver multi-service, integrated solutions
for business-critical communications.'
About RR Donnelley
RR Donnelley (Nasdaq:RRD) is a global provider of integrated communications.
Founded more than 146 years ago, the company works collaboratively with more
than 60,000 customers worldwide to develop custom communications solutions that
reduce costs, enhance ROI and ensure compliance. Drawing on a range of
proprietary and commercially available digital and conventional technologies
deployed across four continents, the company employs a suite of leading
Internet based capabilities and other resources to provide premedia, printing,
logistics and business process outsourcing products and services to leading
clients in virtually every private and public sector.
For more information and for RR Donnelley's Corporate Social Responsibility
Report, visit the company's web site at www.rrdonnelley.com
Use of Forward-Looking Statements
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U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned
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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.
CONTACT: Media Contact:
Doug Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President Communications:
Tel: 630-322-6830 E-mail: doug.fitzgerald(at)rrd.com
Investor Contact:
Dave Gardella, Vice President Investor Relations:
312-326-8155 E-mail: david.a.gardella(at)rrd.com
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