"Blair
Corporation, a multi-channel direct marketer of women’s,
men’s and home fashions is ranked among
America’s top ten consumer apparel catalogers. Employing over
2,100 associates, the Company boasts annual sales of nearly $500
million. Blair’s thriving business is built on a simple yet
highly effective philosophy: offer customers quality products at
affordable prices and provide exceptional customer service. The
result—throughout 2005, Blair is proud to celebrate its 95 th
year of business!"
"Blair
Corporation, a multi-channel direct marketer of women’s,
men’s and home fashions is ranked among America’s top ten
consumer apparel catalogers. Employing over 2,100 associates, the
Company boasts annual sales of nearly $500 million. Blair’s
thriving business is built on a simple yet highly effective
philosophy: offer customers quality products at affordable prices and
provide exceptional customer service. The result—throughout
2005, Blair is proud to celebrate its 95 th year of business!"
"Blair
mails catalogs and letter-style promotions to existing and
prospective customers. Customers also enjoy convenient online
shopping through the Company’s fully-integrated Web sites:
www.blair.com for women’s, men’s and home fashion values;
and www.irvinepark.com, featuring impeccable men’s and
women’s business and casual attire."
"All
merchandise is designed and manufactured to the Company’s
strict quality specifications by hundreds of independent suppliers.
In addition to its domestic suppliers, Blair’s International
Trade Division sources products from more than 30 countries,
providing the Company with a significant competitive advantage."
"In
keeping with its mission to be the best direct marketer serving
value-conscious consumers, Blair has forged a strong connection with
a group of people who have well-defined needs and expectations. The
Company’s quest to provide quality, affordable choices that
truly enhance the lives of those we serve has spurred Blair to
explore new ways to reach out to them and others who have similar needs."
"The
Company recently undertook an unprecedented initiative to better
understand its core customer. The result has been nothing short of
revolutionary—a much deeper understanding of exactly who the
customers are, along with new insights into how and why they shop.
Blair will use this “who, how and why” knowledge to serve
customers better: first, by offering exactly the merchandise mix
customers want, and second, by providing exceptional customer service."
"Blair’s
operating facilities, comprising more than 1.4 million square feet,
include its main headquarters, state-of-the-art fulfillment and
merchandise return centers, telephone service centers and retail
outlets, which are all located in Northwestern Pennsylvania. In
addition, it operates a catalog outlet in Delaware and sourcing
offices along the Pacific Rim. Corporate headquarters and
distribution operations are centered in Warren, PA, where John Blair
founded the Company in 1910. Incorporated in 1927, Blair is the
oldest continually listed, publicly traded company on the American
Stock Exchange (AMEX:BL)."
