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Follett Corporation
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
Online Booksellers Go Back to School
Feb 01 1999 12:00 AM PST

 PROFILE
Not all kids like to read, but (fortunately for Follett) by the time they reach college, they don't have a choice. Follett is the #1 operator of US college bookstores and has more than 625 campus bookstores throughout the US and Canada. Its campus stores sell other items, including clothing and school supplies. The company's business groups, which operate in about 60 countries, also provide books and audiovisual materials to grade school and public libraries, library automation and management software, textbook reconditioning, and other services. Its efollett.com Web site sells new and used college textbooks (its database has about 16 million titles). The Follett family has owned the company for four generations.

 COMPETITION
Baker & Taylor Corporation (dossier)
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Ingram Industries Inc. (dossier)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,401.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 16.8%
Employees: 8,000
Revenue per employee: $175,125.00

 KEY PEOPLE
• Christopher Traut
    CEO
• Kathryn A. Stanton
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
2233 West St.
River Grove, IL 60171
US
Phone: 708-583-2000
Fax: 708-452-9347
Online: Web Site

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