Stork Craft named Category Supplier of the Year for Sears Canada
Staff -- Kids Today, 7/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Stork Craft was named Category Supplier of the Year for Sears Canada.
Eighty-one of the top Sears Canada vendors were invited to an exclusive event in Toronto recently, all of whom were nominated as suppliers of the year in their respective categories.
The Sears Canada Partner in Progress award is presented annually to a select group of Sears Canada suppliers in recognition of outstanding service, innovation and superior quality products.
Stork Craft, based in Richmond, B.C., Canada, not only was recognized as a Partner in Progress but also was the recipient of the Category Supplier of the Year for its 2006 performance in key performance measures including sales, profit and customer service.
"As the Sears Canada buyer for juvenile products, I am thrilled to team up with Stork Craft to ensure our mutual profitability by focusing on our customer's wants and needs," said Lann Smyth.
Stork Craft and Sears have been partners since the late 1940s and the company was featured in Sears' first catalog in 1953. It was highly rated on Sears' Score Card, which compares all Sears' vendors.
"Stork Craft's success as a vendor has sustained the test of time, over 60 years, because as a company we listen to the needs of our customers and respond to those needs," said Stork Craft CEO Jim Moore in his acceptance speech. "We have always only been interested in long-term partnerships that are mutually beneficial to both partners in business. As our scorecard indicates, we are committed to supplying high quality, value priced product on time that sells. Moreover, our skilled team provides timely new products and excellent customer service."
Dan Ward, vice president of sales and marketing, said, "The honor of being named Sears Category Supplier of the Year is a result of the commitment and dedication of our entire Stork Craft team. We have provided the utmost in customer care will continue to do so in the future."
From left, Rick Brown, Mike Brown, Sears; Jim Moore, Stork Craft; Lann Smyth, Sears; Dan Ward, Stork Craft; and Dene Rogers, Sears.
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