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Welcome to Paper.com, the new worldwide, competitive and comprehensive
source for consumer and corporate paper products. Paper.com is your
online paper source for greeting cards, wedding invitation, business
card, office supply, stationery, envelope, graph paper, transfer
paper, paper photo and printable stationery. Paper.com stocks over
8,000 types of paper for immediate delivery. How do we do it? We
specialize only in paper and paper-related products. And, we work
in volume. We've contracted to buy paper directly from independent
paper merchants around the world who get the very best prices from
the mills. And, we're passing on those merchant prices to you, the
consumer. If we're not competitive, tell us. We've integrated our
online paper store
directly with UPS's own shipping tools and we calculate shipping
charges during your order. Paper.com is constantly adding new suppliers
of paper around the world. If you are a paper supplier interested
in selling through Paper.com, please contact
us.
We ship items to all 50 U.S. states. "Handling"--the packing of
your item(s)--will occur within two business days. After packing
is complete, delivery of your items will occur within 14 days for
"standard shipping," within 6 days for "expedited shipping." We
are unable to ship to P.O. Boxes, APO/FPO addresses, and some addresses
outside the U.S.--if so, that is noted at the time you indicate
your shipping address. Please note that items may be shipped by
a variety of carriers. Learn more about our shipping policies.
Large orders shipped by our member merchants through the Paper.com
platform may specify their own estimated shipping dates, rates,
policies, and destinations. For information specific to merchants
or merchant products, links to policies of specific merchants are
available above for items you have added to your Shopping Cart;
links to merchant policies are also available from product detail
pages, merchant Help sections, and via email for products already
ordered.
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Overview
Paper.com History
Start up of web site for trial evaluation in June 2003 and
commercial in November 2003.
Paper.com is the only web based Internet site allowing end
users to electronically purchase entire spectrum of paper grades,
custom printing, and related products.
Provides a low cost, highly efficient medium that compliments
present distribution channels for paper.
Allows for 24 hour / 7 day and 365 days procurement on a
global basis
Initial target end user is fragmented market purchasing less
than 5 cartons per order.
Site is user friendly and informative to both novice and
experienced paper buyer.
Current data reveals over 4000 visitors per day.
Provides Our Vendor highly efficient marketing medium for
your paper grades - at no cost.
Grade Offerings
Vast array of paper grades
Finish, shade, size, weight, texture,
and recycle
Office Papers and Letterhead, Text,
Cover, Writing, Presentation, Ink jet/ Laser / Digital, Announcement,
School Papers, Handmade, Cotton and Stationery, Gloss and Cast Coated,
Carbonless, Archival, Recycled, Board, Security, Scrapbook, etc.
Over 20,000 popular items and growing weekly
Releases include one ream to multi truckload orders
Grades are available in JIT distribution centers or on a special
manufacture basis
Target Markets
Smaller, fragmented market segments and 'off contract' paper
purchases - Sample sectors include:
Home Office, regional hospitals and schools, clubs, on demand printers,
banks, lawyer and accounting offices, scrap bookers, quick copy centers,
local retailers, museums, insurance, restaurants, churches, small
corporations, households, Town Government & municipalities etc
Paper.com Advantage
Strong management group with both paper and web expertise
complemented with expert customer service.
Complete grade selection available on line; offer end user
synergistic product assortment
Strong, strategic partners, such as Our Vendors, to assure
excellent service, quality products and competitive-market pricing
Targeted web marketing campaigns assure success of economical
customer acquisition
Offer banner promotion on home page
Allow Our Vendors to provide mill / product information for
respective SKUs
Our Vendors has immediate access to our site visitors (over
4000 / day and growing) -Items are marketed either mill brand or
private brand.
Our Vendors fulfill our orders and we communicate market
intelligence as it happens
Orders processed and shipped within 24 hours of confirmation.
Paper.com Expectations from Our Vendors
24 hour turn around upon receipt of order
Electronic communication (we can assist setting you up)
Acknowledgement, invoice, UPS tracking number, IM CSR communication,
order status updates, returns, refunds/credits, and ability to populate
our data base electronically with Our Vendors item images / descriptions.
Paper.com is your customer, we communicate and directly invoice
the end user
Support and commitment to your full product line
Capacity to pick, pack, and ship less than full carton releases
to full truckloads.
Ability to offer UPS shipping and tracking for small orders
and efficient common carriers for larger orders (and folio sheets).
Senior management support to paper.com
CSR with e-commerce orientation and knowledge of complete
product line
paper.com must be complimentary to current distribution channels
Logistically capable of servicing target end users
Offer open credit terms and batch invoices
Allow paper.com to coordinate promotional campaigns with
mill's marketing department
Mutually beneficial and confidential relationship.
Contact Information
P. Scott Vallely for information on becoming a Paper.com partner (203)
652-2500 extension 2409 |
Management Biography
John Engel, Founder and President
As President of Paper.com, Mr. Engel is responsible for steering the company towards its mission and creating value for shareholders. Mr. Engel will also head up the company's marketing efforts with the objective of growing both revenue and customers. He is well positioned to lead Paper.com due to his experience as Founder and CEO of multiple successful Internet ventures. Prior to starting Paper.com, Mr. Engel founded, funded and sold e-Media, a pioneering streaming media and e-commerce developer. He also founded 199LLC, a web strategy and development company
P. Scott Vallely, Founder and Managing Director
Mr. Vallely manages the operations and assists with overall direction as well as heads up all vendor relationships. Mr. Vallely has over twenty-five years of experience as an executive in the pulp, paper and distribution industry. He was most recently the Managing Director of
A. T. Clayton & Co. Inc.'s Coy, Hunt Division; and a founder and officer of the corporation. Clayton is one of the world's largest paper distributors. He spent much of his time on both operations and business development, with paper grades marketed into specialty, niche segments as well as commodity paper end users. During his tenure, Clayton's sales grew from $86 to $340 Million. Prior to A. T. Clayton, Mr. Vallely served in many marketing and sales capacities for Champion International Corporation.
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