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Sears Honors Brown Jordan
August 29,
2012 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Outdoor Furniture on August 30, 2012
Sears Holding Corp. has named luxury outdoor furniture vendor Brown Jordan International a 2012 Partner in Transformation.
Brown Jordan International, the exclusive licensee for La-Z-Boy Outdoor, received the Retail Excellence award for making a significant contribution to the growth of Sears outdoor living business. Brown Jordan International collaborated with Sears to launch a micro Web site on Sears.com, developed a customizable patio program, leveraged its best-in-class product development for exclusive items, and attained a 100 percent on-time shipping grade to achieve the award.
Sears Holdings granted the Partners in Transformation award to a select group of supplier companies who have been helping support the transformation of Sears
Holdings through innovation around customers, core retail excellence and financial and operational discipline. Of the more than 30,000 suppliers that work with Sears Holdings, less than one half of a percent have the privilege of receiving this award.
The Partners in Transformation award recognizes our top-performing suppliers as true partners in change. By providing the quality services, products and experiences that exceed our customers expectations and build lifetime relationships we can reach our companys goal of becoming the leader in integrated retail--in-store, online and in the home, said Lou DAmbrosio, president and chief executive officer of Sears Holdings. Through our continued collaboration, we will be able to more effectively leverage the breadth of our portfolio and the power of our brands.
Winning this award in such a competitive program is truly gratifying, said Chris Carmicle, president of Brown Jordan International. "We were fortunate to have the opportunity to embark on new initiatives that leverage the power of the La-Z-Boy Outdoor brand. Through a customizable patio furniture program available in the La-Z-Boy Outdoor microsite on Sears.com, we were able to offer a broad range of features to consumers for the first time, while delivering the highest quality and shipping all products 100 percent on time. The award is a tribute to the talents of our team members and their ability to deliver both innovative products and superior service.
The Partners in Transformation recipients are selected from nominations submitted by Sears Holdings associates who purchased goods and services from suppliers in 2011.