A good week for VMIX
contracts with AMZN, CDNW, and now fulfillment for buy.com
from business wire
Valley Media Announces Partnership
With Web Retailer Buy.com
WOODLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1999--Valley
Media, Inc. (Nasdaq:VMIX - news), announced details today on a
fulfillment contract signed with Internet retailer Buy.com.
Under the terms of the contract, Valley will handle fulfillment of music product to Buy.com's
consumer customers.
Buy.com's music site went on-line on April 25, 1999.
''We are confident that Valley's efficient fulfillment technology and industry leadership will be
valuable as we launch
into music sales,'' said Greg Hawkins, Buy.com's Chief Executive Officer. ''Our partnership
with Valley will also
help us as we strive to provide world class customer service to our customers. We look forward
to working closely
with Valley Media to make our new music site a success.''
''Buy.com is a great addition to i.FILL, our branded Internet and New Media sales division,''
added Randy Cerf,
Valley's Chief Financial Officer. ''Our aim is to provide Buy.com with the same reliable
fulfillment and value-added
services that have been integral in supporting our growing Internet retail customer base.
Buy.com will leverage our
selection, databases and fulfillment services. Valley will fulfill music product exclusively under
this contract. We are
excited to be working with such a promising New Media customer and are confident that our
fulfillment and data
products will add significant value to Buy.com's overall operations.''
Valley Media, Inc., is a recognized leader in full-line entertainment wholesale distribution,
Internet retail fulfillment,
independent music distribution and proprietary database products and publications. Valley Media
operates facilities in
seven states with primary distribution centers in Louisville, Ky., and its Woodland, Calif.,
corporate headquarters.
Information about Valley Media is available on the web at www.valley-media.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the ''safe harbor''
provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking
statements involve risks
and uncertainties, some of which are set forth in the company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1, which is on file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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