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The ONLY Operations & Fulfillment Conference for Catalog, Online and Multichannel Retailers ® ncof.com

NCOF Is The Boost Your Bottom Line Needs This Year!

“NCOF is a great opportunity to find new products & network with industry leaders about current issues.”

– Mitchell Hall, Director of Operations, International Auto

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Co-Presented by and Find out how inside ➥ Budgets are being cut, your time is at a premium, but can you really afford to miss NCOF this year?

NCOF is the only event of its kind. NCOF has the only Exhibit Hall dedicated to showcasing Operations & Fulfillment ideas and solutions. Based on this fact alone, it’s the best investment for your trade show dollars this year!

Operations & Fulfillment Decision Makers will be there. Shouldn’t you? Connect with hard to find decision makers who authorize, recommend and influence the pur- chase of your products and services.

■ A whopping 98% of attendees visit the exhibit hall…and they’re not just socializing, they’re shopping!

■ Close to 80% of NCOF attendees evaluate, research and specify the brands, models and suppliers that they’ll buy this year

I wanted to find resources to ■ And about 60% make the final product/ service decision help us perform at a higher level. “New ideas are great, but getting the resources to implement They’re buyers with money to spend. Get your share! these ideas is priceless!

– 2008 NCOF Attendee Survey In the next 18 months: ” ■ Close to 20% will spend $1 million or more

■ Almost another 40% will spend between $100,000 - $999,999

■ And about 13% will spend between $20,000 - $99,999

Exhibit at NCOF to boost your bottom line this year!

Contact Jerry Busker at 203.358.4135 or email [email protected] If you sell products and services in these categories, NCOF attendees are looking for you: ■ Bar Coding/Scanning Equipment/Systems ■ Call Center Equipment/Systems/Software ■ Call Center Services/Outsourcing Attendees love the face-to-face consulting ■ Computer Systems/Software in the Exhibit Hall. ■ Consultants Few events offer this type of accessibility! Attendees ■ Customer Relationship Management make appointments to meet with the participating ■ Data Management/Warehousing exhibitors face-to-face during exhibit hall hours. ■ Delivery Services/Parcel Shipping ■ E-Commerce Systems & Software Plus, attendees surveyed listed the exhibit hall as one ■ of NCOF’s greatest strengths. They like: Economic Development ■ E-mail Mgt. Systems/Services 1. The variety of vendors exhibiting – makes ■ Employee Incentive Products/Programs for one-stop shopping! ■ Facility & Site Planning/Construction ■ Forecasting Management Systems 2. How the exhibiting companies showcased the solutions they learned about in the sessions – ■ Fulfillment Outsourcing Services/3PL helps them implement what they just learned! ■ International Fulfillment Services ■ International Services The mix of operations & fulfillment solutions 3. ■ Inventory Mgt. Services offered in the hall – allows them to evaluate ■ efficiently and make good buying decisions! Labeling Equipment/Supplies ■ Labor Services Management level professionals flock to NCOF ■ Logistics because it focuses on their needs. They’re looking ■ Loyalty Program/Gift Card Mgt. for solutions that they can’t find anywhere else. ■ Mailroom Equipment/Systems ■ Manifest & Shipping Systems The bottom line is: ■ Material Handling Equipment /Systems Your time and budget are even tighter this year ■ Middleware and NCOF is worth every penny! NCOF will ■ Online Systems/Services connect you with operations and fulfillment ■ Order Mgt. Systems Equipment/Software decision makers with money to spend. ■ Packaging Materials/Equipment ■ Payment Processing/Services & Fraud Prevention ■ Picking Systems ■ RFID ■ Returns Management ■ Reverse Logistics Services/Systems ■ Shipping Consolidators ■ Storage Equipment/Systems ■ Systems Integration ■ Telemarketing ■ Transportation Mgt. Systems/Services ■ Warehouse Equipment See complete exhibitor information at ncof.com ■ Warehouse Mgt. Systems ■ Web-Based Technology ■ Content Source: NCOF 2008 Attendee Survey Workforce Mgt. Systems/Services The ONLY Operations & Fulfillment Conference for Catalog, Online and Multichannel Retailers ® ncof.com

NCOF is a virtual who’s who of the operations and fulfillment business. From small to large organizations, they’re coming to NCOF seeking solutions to their latest challenges.

Here’s a glimpse of who you’ll see… 1-800-Flowers Brookstone DBL Distributing Inc. Flinn Scientific 4imprint Brownlow Publishing Deckers Outdoor Corporation Flowers, Inc. Balloons A Southern Season Bruce Medical Supply Delphi Stained Glass Focus Products Group LLC A.T. Kearney Inc. Burgers’ Smokehouse Delta Education LLC Footlocker.com/Eastbay Inc. AAFES Burlington Coat Factory Demco Media Forum for People Performance AB&C Group, Inc. Burton & Burton Deseret Book Company Forwardslash Abercrombie & Fitch C&H Distributors, LLC Design Toscano Inc. Freund Container Abol Software Cabelas Designashirt.com Galam, Inc. Academy Sports & Outdoors Cable Shopping Network Detroit Public Television GameStop Access Nutraceuticals Calendars.com Diamond Phoenix Corp. Gap Inc. Direct Action Bag Company Canadian Tire DIK Drug Co. Gardener’s Supply Company Alchemy Worldwide CarDomain Network, Inc. Dipromulca Garrett Wade Company Allstar Marketing Cargraphics Discover Financial Services Gazelle Sports Allstate Carlson Laboratories Discovery Channel GermanDeli.com American Distribution Centers Carolina Biological Supply Co. Disney Direct Marketing Ghirardelli Chocolate American Eagle Outfitters Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Doctors Preferred Giftcertificates.com American Hotel Register Co. Cheaper Than Dirt Domino’s Pizza Equipment & Glamorise Foundations, Inc. American Identity Chevl Online Parts Supply Godiva American Mint Chiasso DOT/FAA/NACO Golfsmith International Inc. Anheuser Bush, Inc. Chiswick Inc. Downunder Horsemanship Good Ground Press Anthropologie Christie Cookie Company Dr. Leonard’s Healthcare Corp. Goodies From Goodman Appleseed’s Brands Cigars International DRJAYS.com Grainger Aquatic Eco-Systems, Inc. Cinmar Drs. Fosters & Smith Great Pleasures LLC Archway Marketing Services Circuit City Stores Inc. DVD Empire Green Bay Packers Ares Sportswear Cisco-Eagle, Inc. Eagle Publishing, Inc. Griot’s Garage Inc. Arroweye Solutions ClearVision Optical Company EarthBox Grizzly Industrial, Inc. Arrowhead Promotion & Clements International Eddie Bauer GTM Sportswear Fulfillment Collections Etc. Edmund Optics Guthy-Renker Corporation AstraZeneca Colonial Williamsburg EDS H+M Co., Inc. ATC Logistics & Electronics Compassion International Educational Insights Haband Company, Inc. Augusta Sportswear Concordia Partners eLUXURY.com HairBoutique.com Avanti Press, Inc. Conney Safety Emerson Ecologics, Inc. Hanover Direct, Inc. Awana Cooking.com ENDICIA Harbor Freight Tools Awana Clubs International Coolibar Enterbridge Harte-Hanks Backcountry.com Costume SuperCenter Environmental Solution Group Healthy Directions, LLC Banyan Trading Co. Henry Schein Inc. Barclay Hershey Company Barlow’s Tackle Shop Hershey’s Direct Bas Bleu, Inc. Through NCOF, I captured a customer Hickory Farms Basco Hickory Hardware Basket Full of Gifts I have had in my sights for several High Cotton Bass Pro Shops years. Right person at the right time Highsmith Inc. Baudville, Inc. “ Hog Slat, Inc. BBC Worldwide Americas – Michael Miller, Home and Garden Party BBDO Detroit Gift Wrap Solutions for Met-Tech Corp. Home Depot Beall’s Inc. ” Home Interiors Bear Creek HOMECHOICE Best Buy Country Home Products Inc. eOne Homedics Better World Books CQ Press Estafeta Mexicana HomeDirectUSA Big D Floor Covering Supplies Craft Supplies USA Estee Lauder Companies Online Honeybaked Ham Company Big Island Candies Crate & Barrel Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Hooked on Phonics Bilco & Associates, Inc. Crazy Crow Trading Post Everpure, LLC Hope Publishing Company Bird Dog Solutions Crest Healthcare Supply Exclusively Weddings Hospira, Inc. Birthday Direct Inc. Crossmark Fabulous Furs HSN Birthday Express Crutchfield Corp. Facets Multi-Media, Inc. Hubert Company Blair Corporation CSN Cable Shopping Network Fairytale Brownies, Inc. Hunter Industries Blue Wave Products Current, Inc. Fansedge IKEA Bob Barker Co., Inc. Daedalus Books & Music Fed Ex In Tenths LTD Bookspan Daifuku Federated Department Stores In The Swim Bottomline Ink Dale and Thomas Popcorn Figi’s Inc. Industrial Electric Wire & Cable Brady Corporation DaySpring Cards Fingerhut International Auto Parts, Inc. Brine Inc. Day-Timers, Inc. Fire Mountain Gems International Masters Publishers See more attending companies ➥ Continued…

International Wine Accessories Merle Associates Precious Moments, Inc. Teleflora Intervarsity Press Merrill Corporation Professional Equipment The Call Center School Int’l Greenhouse Company Metropolitan Museum of Art Professional Uniforms The Container Store Irresistible Ink Microsoft Promac The Funimation Store ITV Global Mid America Motorworks Provident Music The Knot J&P Cycles Milepost Four Psychological Assessment The Service Center, LTD J.Jill/Talbots Inc. Miles Kimball Qualex The Shopping Channel J.P. Boden & Co., Ltd. MindWare QVC, Inc. The Swiss Colony J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc. Minisoft, Inc. RadioShack Corporation The Thompson Group Jameco Electronics Mobile Fairways Ralph Lauren Media The Upper Room James N. Gray Company Morris 4x4 Center Random House The Wine Society Jason Pharmaceuticals Motorcycle Superstore Raymond Geddes Title Nine, Inc. JC Penney Direct Motorola RedCats USA Toscano JC Whitney Motosport, Inc. REI Total Health Jockey Mountain Gear Replacements, Ltd. Towne All Points International MTV Networks Republic of Tea Tracy Porter Johnny’s Selected Seeds National Allergy Supply, Inc. Resolution Inc. Transco Plastic Industries Johnston & Murphy National Fire Protection Assoc. Revival Animal Health, Inc. Trilegiant Journey Education Marketing, Inc. Natural Solutions Road Runner Sports TrimLife Inc. Joyce Meyer Ministries Nature Conservancy Robertson Marketing Group Tupperware JW Pepper & Sons, Inc. Neesvigs, Inc. Rockabillia.com Tweeter Home Entertainment Kable News Neiman Marcus Direct Rod’s Western Palace U.S. Toy Company Kenko.com, Inc. New Braunfels Smokehouse Rose’s Wheat Free Bakery Ubid, Inc. Kenneth Copeland Ministries New England Office Supply Satori Software Uline Kewill New Lifestyles Sax Arts & Crafts Uncommon Goods KFS Inc. New York Botanical Garden Scholastic, Inc. Uniform Advantage Kiefer Sports Group Norm Thompson Outfitters School Health Postal Service King ranch Saddle Shop Northwest River Supplies SeaBear United Stationers Supply Co. Kitchen Krafts, Inc. Novell, Inc. Sears Roebuck & Co. Universal Screen Arts, Inc. Knight’s Direct Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Service Net Solutions University Co-op Knock Knock Meats Seta Corporation UPS Kohl’s Numina Group Seventh Avenue Urban Outfitters Kuecker Equipment NuSkin Sgt Grit USA 800, Inc. LL Bean Inc. Nutrition Express Shades of Light USA Fulfillment Lab Safety Supply, Inc. Office Max Shamrock Companies USAA LabelMaster OgilvyOne Sharp Electronics Corporation Vermont Country Store LaCrosse Olive Juice Sheplers Inc. Vermont Teddy Bear Company Lakeland Omaha Steaks International Shiffler Equipment Sales, Inc. Victoria’s Secret Direct Lamps Plus, Inc. One World Distribution Shop At Home Network Victorian Epicure Inc. Lands End Onlineshoes.com Shopbob.com VideoPlus, Inc. Langham International Only Natural Pet Store Sierra Trading Post Virginia Diner, Inc. Leapfrog Online Only The Best, Inc. Signature Gourmet Foods Vosges Haut-Chocolate Lee Valley Tools Ltd. Oriental Accent, Inc. Sklar Instruments W.A. Wilde Company Lehman’s Oriental Trading Company Smarthome, Inc. W.W. Grainger Inc. Lenox, Inc. Orvis Company Inc. SmartPak Equine.com Walmart.com Lenser Our Sunday Visitor Soft Surroundings Weaver Leather Inc. Levenger Overstock.com Sounds True WebVitamins Library & Educational Services Overton’s Specialty Catalog Corp. West Music Company, Inc. Lifeway Christian Resources Pacific Rain Gift Company Specialty Merchandise Corp. Western Wireless Lillian Vernon Corporation PaperDirect Speedway Motors White Flower Farm, Inc. Limited Brands Paragon Gifts, Inc. Spray-N-Grow, Inc. Willow Group Ltd. Limited Logistics Services Partylite Staples Wine Country Gift Baskets Little Tikes Company Patagonia Stark Bros. Wine Enthusiast Lobster Gram Paul Fredrick MenStyle, Inc. Steve Spangler Inc. Wintergreen Learning Materials Long’s Electronics, Inc. PC Nation Stewart-MacDonald Winterthur Catalog Operations Longaberger Co. PC/Nametag, Inc. Stokes Seeds, Inc. Wisteria Lover’s Lane Peapod, LLC Storehouse, Inc. Woolrich, inc. MACH2K Peet’s Coffee & Tea Stuff Online Working Assets Wireless MacPHerson’s Penzey’s Spices Stuller, Inc. World Connections Macys.com Perpetual Kid Sturbridge Yankee Workshop World Source Magellan’s INTL Travel Inc. Personal Creations Stylecrest, Inc. World Wildlife Fund Magnet Street PETCO Summit Racing Equipment Worthington Group, Ltd. Mary Kay, Inc. PetEdge Sundance Catalog Company Yeck Brothers Company Mason Companies, Inc. Petra Industries, Inc. SureSource YES Solutions MasterGrip, Inc. PetsUnited, LLC Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Young Innovations Maurice Sporting Goods Philip Morris USA Sylvan Learning Center Young Living Essential Oils MBS Plastilite Corporation TAPCO, Inc. Young Musicians McMaster-Carr Supply Plow & Hearth Target Zad Space MenScience Androceuticals Polo.com Taunton Press Zappos.com Mercedes-Benz Popular Club Taymark Meredith Corporation Powell Team Express, Inc. Exhibit at NCOF and reach decision makers from these types of companies! Contact Jerry Busker at 203.358.4135 or email [email protected] “When you need to know if your operation is on the right track, this is the place to find out!”

– Eric Thorpe, Warehouse Manager, Craft Supplies USA

Exhibit at NCOF to boost your bottom line this year! Contact Jerry Busker at 203.358.4135 or email [email protected]