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The $7 billion company celebrates momentous milestone with day-long promotions and recognition of one lucky shopper
QVC, one of the world's largest multimedia retailers, shipped its billionth package in the United States. In honor of this milestone, QVC is celebrating Mary Pew of Canton, Mich., who will receive a 24-hour shopping spree and a $10,000 QVC gift card. Additionally, QVC will provide thank you specials for all of its customers to enjoy from 9 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET, with free shipping and handling on selected products each hour.
"This is our chance to acknowledge the millions of loyal customers who have made this milestone possible," said QVC CEO Mike George. "To thank them, we're expanding the circle of recognition and including all of our customers by offering them special promotions throughout the day."
QVC annually ships more than 100 million packages from its four distribution centers in Lancaster, Pa.; Rocky Mount, N.C.; Suffolk, Va.; and West Chester, Pa. Roughly 12,000 packages an hour and 3.4 packages every second are shipped to customers throughout the United States.
Reaching an audience of more than 90 million homes across the United States, QVC broadcasts live 24 hours a day, 364 days a year and features approximately 1,600 products including name brand products by Dooney & Bourke, Dell, Bose and philosophy. Heidi Klum, Paula Abdul, Carson Kressley and Joan Rivers are just a few famous faces who have launched product lines with QVC.
QVC History:
QVC was founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel. By 1993, QVC had become the No. 1 televised shopping service in sales, profits, and reputation in the United States, reaching more than 80 percent of all U.S. cable homes and three million satellite dishes. On December 2, 2001, QVC achieved its best sales day ever with more than $80 million in orders taken. A Dell(TM) Intel Pentium IV personal computer was the most popular item on QVC's most successful day in its history. QVC now reaches 160 million homes - 90 million in the U.S. and 70 million in Japan, Germany, and the UK. In terms of revenue, QVC is ranked the 2nd largest television network in the U.S. after CBS. QVC.com is among the top-ranked general merchant websites, with annual sales of $1 billion.
About QVC:
QVC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the Liberty Interactive Group (NASDAQ:LINTA) , is one of the largest multimedia retailers in the world, with annual revenue of more than $7 billion. QVC is committed to providing customers with thousands of the most innovative and contemporary beauty, fashion, jewelry and home products. Its programming is distributed to more than 160 million homes worldwide. The company's website, QVC.com, is ranked among the top general merchant Internet sites. With subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, West Chester, Pa.-based QVC has shipped close to a billion packages in its 20-year history.
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