SHOPLET.COM:HELPING TRANSFORM THE OFFICE INDUSTRY

By Diana Regal

THE PEN: SHOPLET.COM’S

MISSION

Alone, a pen is a rather unspectacular object. Yet, when cradled in the hand of one

who is ambitious, creative, and inspired, a pen is the vessel by which progress is

made. It is the spirited engagement we have with seemingly mundane objects that

Shoplet.com’s customer service departments appreciate to the utmost degree.

Shoplet does not promise to deliver a product that is so distinguishable from what’s

featured at your regional office supply retailer; rather, by generating a convenient

online shopping experience, we aim to eliminate the time and hassle of acquiring your

purchase. We provide you, the small to midsized business, with the special pricing,

respect, and time-sensitivity that only the biggest businesses are afforded by offering

exceptional pricing and next-day delivery service on over 400,000 office products.

EARLY BEGINNINGS OF SHOPLET

• Founded in 1994 by Tony Ellison

• The Internet was at infancy stage

• Ecommerce was a vague phenomenon

• Beginnings of Shoplet.com were arduous and challenging

• Shoplet office was based in Ellison’s apartment

• Shoplet was selling CD-Roms, electronics to boats and cars

• Ellison seized the opportunity to polish Shoplet’s image in the

online marketplace as the premiere supplier of

office products.

A FEW CHALLENGING ROADBLOCKS

• Shoplet.com refused to be financially supported by big-time investors or borrow money from

banks - Shoplet.com is purely born from and sustained as Ellison’s personal investment

• 9/11/2001 – 6 weeks following the attacks, Shoplet was relieved to pene its doors to its

devoted customers

• Recession of 2008-2010 - Shoplet managed to keep its spirits high throughout this

unfortunate time. Ellison’s fiscally prudent model of business, yet again, saved Shoplet.com

from ruin.

• Superstorm Sandy – After closing for 6 weeks Shoplet reopened.

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF

SHOPPING AT SHOPLET

• Purchasing office supplies at Shoplet.com is simple, convenient, personal, and saves our

customers time and money

• Selling office supplies , file folders, address labels, copy paper, ink and toner

• Shoplet’s website features over 400,000 office-ready items

• E-procurement Mastery - Shoplet’s e-procurement tools are benefitted with the capacity

to track and manage all of their purchases by location, department, user, or budget

• Customr Recognition - Shoplet offers exceptional customer support to every consumer,

regardless of how big or small his or her industry purports to be.

SHOPLET TODAY

• Shoplet is going Green – a new “Shop Green”

option will encourage each customer to execute his

or her purchase with a heightened eco-conscious

SHOPLET PROMOS

• Launched in December 2012

• Shoplet Promos offers 7,000 promotional products and

corporate gifts- from custom mugs to promotional shirts- that

feature their company’s logo.

SHOPLET UK AND CANADA

• Shoplet believes that it can help benefit companies from all walks of

the globe

• Shoplet UK is gaining noticeable recognition and respect for all of

the services and perks that customers in the US today rave about

• While expansion to Canada is still crystalizing, Shoplet is well on its

way to supplying the USA’s neighbor with office supplies

THE TAKE AWAY

• Shoplet.com has always strived to keep ahead of the curve—from updating its social

media pages to discovering new enhancements for online shopping

• Shoplet has helped over 3.0 million users eliminate the stress and hassle of

acquiring business supplies.

• Shoplet.com continues to survive amidst its most trying and dubious moments. It is

through its engagement with the ups and downs of today- its understanding of the

humble human love for an unspectacular pen- that Shoplet embraces its success.

THANK YOU

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