OH THIS is sickening...... I went to the Motherwork website, here is who you need to e mail: Sheryl L. Roth Rogers Vice President of Marketing [log in to unmask] She is the VP of Marketing........... Cindy Cindy Curtis, RN IBCLC mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/cindyrn ----- Original Message ----- From: "ifab" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 6:09 AM Subject: ross/Motherhood Maternity > ---------------------- Information from the mail header ----------------------- > Sender: Lactation Information and Discussion > <[log in to unmask]> > Poster: ifab <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: ross/Motherhood Maternity > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > > Not sure if anyone here is aware of this as I've only been deleting = > digests > very recently due to workload stress :-{. But I thought you should = > all know. > http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000504/pa_mothers_1.html > > > Thursday May 4, 7:00 am Eastern Time > Company Press Release > SOURCE: Mothers Work, Inc. > Pregnancy Partners: Mothers Work, Inc. Today Announced a Collaborative > Co-Promotion Agreement with Ross Products Division of Abbott = > Laboratories > to Educate Expectant Mothers > - Collaboration Pairs Bricks and Clicks Maternity Retailing and > Manufacturing Leader with Leader in Infant Formula - > PHILADELPHIA, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mothers Work, Inc. (Nasdaq: MWRK - > news) today announced a strategic co-promotion agreement with the Ross > Products Division of Abbott Laboratories to reach more pregnant women > earlier in their pregnancies with education and comprehensive online = > and > retail resources. > > Mothers Work is the leading maternity retailer with 669 store = > locations > nationwide under the trade names Motherhood Maternity=C6, A Pea in the > Pod=C6, Mimi Maternity=C6 and Motherhood Maternity Outlet=C6. Mothers = > Work will > now promote Ross Products' Welcome Addition Club=C6, a resource = > offering > growth and development education to expectant mothers and new parents = > in > their retail stores. > > Ross Products, with a long history of leadership and research in = > infant > nutrition, manufactures and markets the well-known Similac=C6 and = > Isomil=C6 > infant formula brands, the first choice of doctors. Ross has built its > reputation in the marketplace by developing strong relationships with > health care professionals in hospitals and pediatric offices and also > with physicians and nurses specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. > Under the agreement, Ross Products is promoting the Motherhood = > Maternity=C6 > and Nursing brands to its Welcome Addition Club=C6 > (http://www.welcomeaddition.com) customers and is offering Motherhood > Maternity=C6 information, brochures, and coupons to obstetricians and > gynecologists (OB-GYN) offices through its pediatric sales = > organization. > > ``We pride ourselves in providing the broadest range of maternity = > fashion > to be found anywhere in the world through our brick and mortar stores = > and > Internet sites,'' said Rebecca Matthias, founder and president of = > Mothers > Work, Inc. ``Aligning with a leader like Ross Products allows us to > increase our early reach to women prior to their first maternity = > purchase > decision, and as they make their nursing apparel purchases, directing > them to one of our stores in malls across America. We are pleased to = > join > with Ross Products in providing yet another way that can make our > customers' lives easier.'' > > ``We are extremely pleased to promote the high quality Motherhood=C6 = > brand > to our many customers, including health care professionals,'' said > Richard Schaefer, vice president of pediatric marketing for Ross > Products. ``Our agreement helps the 450,000 visitors shopping in > Motherhood=C6, A Pea in the Pod=C6 and Mimi Maternity=C6 stores or = > online each > month to easily connect with the pregnancy, nutrition, growth, and > development resources available from Ross Products and learn more = > about > our family of products. In addition, our customers benefit with = > special > savings and quick access to information.'' > > Mothers Work, Inc. is dedicated to giving the customer the fashion she > wants when she wants it. Philadelphia-based Mothers Work is the = > leading > designer, manufacturer, and bricks and clicks retailer of maternity > fashions in the United States with 669 stores nationwide. Mothers Work > owns leading brands including Mimi Maternity=C6, A Pea in the Pod=C6, > Motherhood Maternity=C6, Motherhood Maternity Outlets=C6, and > Babystuff.com(TM) as featured on Maternitymall.com(TM). Mothers Work, > Inc. is a $300 million publicly traded fashion retailer, which = > recently > reported 1999 sales growth of 19 percent. Information about Mothers = > Work, > Inc. is available on the company's Web site at > http://www.motherswork.com. Consumer web links are available at > http://www.maternitymall.com. > > SOURCE: Mothers Work, Inc. > > > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------= > -- > ------- > Copyright =A9 2000 Yahoo! All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms = > of > Service > Copyright 2000 PRNewswire. All rights reserved. Republication or > redistribution of PRNewswire content is expressly prohibited without = > the > prior written consent of PRNewswire. PRNewswire shall not be liable = > for > any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in = > reliance > thereon. > Questions or Comments? > > Wanna all do something in honor of WBW? > > Ilene Fabisch, IBCLC, LLLL > WIC Bfing Coordinator > Brockton, MA > > *********************************************** > The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) > mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html