Genesys Information

Genesys is honored to be the human resources, payroll and learning management supplier to Lands' End, Inc. of Dodgeville, WI. Founded in 1963 in Chicago, IL, by Gary C. Comer, an advertising copywriter and avid sailor - Lands' End has grown from a sailing specialty retailer to become one of the largest apparel-only catalog retailers today. Lands' End served 6.7 million buyers in the past year with fiscal year '00 sales of $1.462 billion. Lands' End is a leading direct merchant of traditionally styled, casual clothing for men, women and children, as well as soft luggage and products for the home. The company's products are offered through regular mailings of its primary and specialty catalogs and via the Internet. Lands' End is known for providing products of exceptional quality at prices representing honest value, enhanced by a commitment to excellence in customer service. Among their many distinctions, Lands' End was named to Fortune's "Top 100 Best Companies to Work For" three years in a row from 1998 to 2000. Lands' End employs approximately 7,200 individuals throughout the year with a peak of 9,700 employees during the holiday season. A bit of Lands' End trivia: A lot of people ask why the apostrophe in the Lands' End name is in the wrong place. The true story is that it was a typographical error in their first printed piece and it has remained so ever since. Dodgeville, Wisconsin, which has been the home of Lands' End since 1978, is a farming community of rolling hills with remarkable people who've help make Lands' End the customer-focused organization that it is today. Lands' End has been utilizing Genesys solutions for managing the human resource and payroll needs of its 7,200 employees since 1993. To learn more about Lands' End, their rich history and their fine line of products, visit their web site at http://www.landsend.com.