BNET Industries

Lillian Vernon Corp.

is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$238.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Lillian Vernon Corporation is a leading 56-year-old national catalog and online retailer that markets gift, household, children's and fashion accessory products. Our company specializes in personalization, organization and celebration. We publish three catalog titles: Lillian Vernon, Lilly's Kids and The Big Sale Catalog. The catalogs average 90 pages with more than 700 products in each edition. Lillian Vernon is well known for offering unique merchandise and good values. Last year, we mailed more than 80 million catalogs in 17 editions. Lillian Vernon's corporate headquarters and National Distribution Center are located in Virginia Beach, Virginia on 62 acres. The facility encompasses 827,000 square feet, the size of 18 football fields. We shipped more than 3.3 million packages in 2006, with over 247,000 packages shipped during our peak week. Since 1951, more than 130 million orders have been shipped. Over 3,000 employees ensure customer satisfaction during our busiest season, including more than 800 year-round employees. Lillian Vernon was a pioneer in offering personalization, a company trademark. With one of the largest personalization departments in America, we eliminate the customary delay associated with personalized merchandise. We offer 14 different kinds of personalization and personalize 3.5 million products a year. These products allow our customers to make a personal statement at a reasonable cost. ...

Number of Employees 1,200
Contact Information

2600 International Parkwa

Rye, New York 10580

www.lillianvern...

(757) 427-7923

NAICS Code Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters: 452910

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Lillian Vernon Founder
George Stuhl Senior Executive
Bert W. Wasserman Director

Lillian Vernon is founder of the Lillian Vernon Corporation, a leading catalog and online retailer, recognized as part of popular American culture and featured on numerous television programs.

Organization Position Status
Lillian Vernon Corporation Founder Current
Lillian Vernon Corporation Chairman & CEO Former

Organization Position Status
Dm Transportation Management Services Vice President of Operations Current
Lillian Vernon Corporation Senior Executive Current

Bert W. Wasserman served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner, Inc. from 1990 until his retirement in 1995 and served on the Board of Directors of Time Warner, Inc. and its predecessor company, Warner Communications, Inc. from 1981 to 1995. He joined Warner Communications, Inc. in 1966 and had been an officer of that company since 1970. Mr. Wasserman is a director of several investment companies in the Dreyfus Family of Funds. He is also a director of Malibu Entertainment, Inc., Lillian Vernon Corporation, and PSC Inc. Mr. Wasserman is a graduate of the Baruch College of whose Board of Trustees he has served as Vice President (1981-1983), President (1984-1987) and continues to be on the Board of Directors. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has also received his law degree from the Brooklyn Law School. In 1982, Mr. Wasserman received the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic activities, and since 1986, he has served on the Board of Directors of the Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center of Long Island. In 1955, he joined the Board of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic.

Organization Position Status
Funds Director Current
Lillian Vernon Corporation Director Current
03.Tilt Board of Directors Current
Brooklyn Law School Degree Former
Baruch College Former
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