| Business Summary | | School
Specialty,
Inc.
is
a
direct
marketing
company
for
supplemental
educational
supplies
to
schools
and
teachers
for
pre-kindergarten
through
twelfth
grade
in
the
United
States.
The
Company
operates
a
national
distribution
network
and
offers
more
than
80,000
items,
mails
over
38
million
catalogs
annually
and
has
developed
both
an
online
education
portal
and
an
e-commerce
Website.
Its
broad
product
range
enables
the
Company
to
provide
customers
with
one
source
for
virtually
all
of
their
supplemental
educational
supply
needs.
The
Company
markets
two
categories
of
products:
general
school
supplies
and
specialty
products
geared
towards
specific
educational
disciplines. | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | SCHS
is
a
distributor
of
non-textbook
educational
supplies
and
furniture
for
grades
pre-kindergarten
through
12
to
school
districts,
administrators
and
teachers
through
its
catalogs.
For
the
13
weeks
ended
7/28/01,
revenues
increased
20%
to
$260.2
million.
Net
income
rose
45%
to
$16.5
million.
Revenues
reflect
growth
in
all
segments
of
the
business.
Earnings
reflect
selling
price
expansion
and
reduced
product
cost
resulting
from
the
acquisition
of
J.L.
Hammett. | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Daniel Spalding, 45 Chairman,
CEO | $236K | David Vander Zanden, 45 Pres,
COO, Director | 235K | Mary Kabacinski, 51 Exec.
VP, CFO | -- | Brian Chapin, 48 Exec.
VP of School Specialty for SmartStuff | -- | Melvin Hilbrown, 52 Exec.
VP for Gresswell | -- | Dollar amounts are as of 29-Apr-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors: Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
|
|