ellison headquarters new york city united states area served continental usa uk canada products office supplies printer paper computer hardware and peripherals networking products office furniture ink and toner supplies and cleaning and maintenance equipment website www.shoplet.com www.shopletpromos.com www.shoplet.co.uk www.shoplet.ca shoplet is an online retailer of over 1 000 000 1 business products servicing the continental united states 2 canada 3 and united kingdom . 4 shoplet works with over 155 us warehouses 5 to fulfill orders of office supplies office furniture technology jan san materials promotional products 6 and medical supplies . shoplet is headquartered in downtown new york city and maintains offices in both canada and the united kingdom . in 2010 shoplet was listed in internet retailer magazine s top 500 online sellers . 7 shoplet s main competitors in the online office supply vertical are staples office depot office max and quill . 8 contents 1 history 2 environmental commitment 3 programs and services 4 references 5 external links history edit tony ellison shoplet s founder and present ceo conceived of shoplet as an online business model in 1994 . in 1996 shoplet.com was officially launched and open for business . originally shoplet sold a wide array of products ranging from yachts and cars to computer hardware . 9 in 1997 ellison decided to hone shoplet s focus on business products and materials and expanded shoplet s selection of products to 100 000 items . shoplet s growth has since proven strong and steady exceeding sales of 100 million in 2009 . 10 in december 2012 shoplet extended its reach to the promotional products market 11 by launching shopletpromos.com . shoplet promos specializes in promotional items for businesses to market and promote their brand . leading industry brands available at shoplet promos include nike ash city leeds and bic . 12 shoplet promos s website offers customizable apparel automotive & home accessories tools bags drink ware food & beverage products technology office products and outdoors and sports accessories . after achieving proven success in the united states shoplet officially expanded its programs and services to the united kingdom in june 2013 . shortly thereafter shoplet opened its doors to the canadian marketplace by launching shoplet canada in december 2013 . tony ellison s experience in establishing shoplet s services overseas was featured in a special cnbc piece . 13 environmental commitment edit launched in 2007 the shop green site at shoplet is a go to resource for individuals who seek to make green purchases exclusively . 14 by developing and implementing green widgets to its interface shoplet aims to educate its customers about the environmental impact of their purchases and influence greener behaviors at checkout . 15 shoplet s green tools and widgets are as follows shoplet s green your cart tool provides side by side comparisons of the mainstream items in a customer s shopping cart and those items eco friendly alternatives . 16 shoplet s green calculator widget presents customers with user friendly data on their order s carbon footprint . 17 shoplet s green your search toolbar refines the customer s search to display nature friendly products only . 18 thus far shoplet s tools have encouraged customers to help save over 100 000 trees and 24 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions . in november 2013 shoplet debuted its new logo to better communicate its pro green commitment and core values . 19 as of may 2014 shoplet launched its ongoing care . share . grow . 20 social campaign in partnership with non for profit trees for the future that aims to plant one million trees . 21 with over 25 000 recycled business products 22 shoplet is the leading carrier of eco friendly business products . programs and services edit e procurement 23 in 1997 shoplet unveiled its e procurement platform a shoplet exclusive free hosted ordering center . an alternative to the prominent and expensive purchasing software systems of its time shoplet s e procurement platform is 100 % free and available to all shoplet users . 24 the intent of shoplet s e procurement platform is to provide small to medium sized businesses with control over their budgets and ordering processes . 25 today businesses that utilize shoplet s e procurement platform access smart ordering tools like shoplet s budgeting per cost center approval hierarchy and schedule & save 26 as well as other order replenishment tools . shoplet select 27 shoplet customers who identify as a business or cohesive organization are offered free access to shoplet s exclusive shoplet select service . advantages of shoplet select include free shipping on all qualified orders special discounts and connection to a personalized shoplet account manager . 28 references edit why shop with shoplet . retrieved 20 january 2014 . shoplet . shoplet canada . shoplet uk . list of shoplet fulfillment locations shoplet promos . stambor zak may 27 2010 . pure play internet retailer . internet retailer magazine . retrieved 23 october 2010 . pofeldt elaine december 3 2012 . 3 small biz davids vs. their goliaths . cnn money . retrieved 20 january 2014 . computer hardware . pereira joseph ; ann zimmerman april 29 2009 . newcomers challenge office supply stalwarts wsj.com . wall street journal . retrieved 23 october 2010 . products market . bic . pofeldt elaine november 26 2013 . mistakes that can sink owners expanding overseas . cnbc . retrieved 20 january 2014 . purchase exclusive . checkout . eco friendly alternatives . carbon footprint . nature friendly products . core values . care . share . grow . one million trees . business products . e procurement . e procurement press kit pdf . budget and ordering process . schedule and save . shoplet select . account manager . external links edit shoplet us official website shopletpromos official website shoplet uk official website shoplet canada official website 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