40 Jackson Street Suite 2000 Worcester, MA 01608 T 508.363.2800 F 508.363.2900





CONTACT: STEVEN ROTHSCHILD
President and CEO
508-363-2800
srothschid@bulbs.com		 LORI DUSTIN
freshmarketing.net, Inc.
508-497-5100
ldustin@freshmarketing.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



bulbs.com PROVIDES SAME DAY ORDER FULFILLMENT THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH GAGE MARKETING SERVICES

Worcester, Mass., June 5, 2000 - Today, bulbs.com, a privately-held ecommerce light bulb supplier, announced its partnership with Gage Marketing Support Services to expand bulbs.com?s ability to service its growing business-to-business customer base.

By using Gage Marketing Support Service's extensive warehousing and order fulfillment services, bulbs.com will now be able to provide its customers with same day shipment of orders when received by 2:00 p.m. EST.

"As our online business grows, additional delivery expertise was needed to meet our clients? needs for fast delivery of a wide range of light bulbs," said Steven Rothschild, CEO of bulbs.com. "Gage's extensive experience and high level of order accuracy will help bulbs.com maintain its record of easy, fast online light bulb purchasing."

bulbs.com has successfully filled the industry need for a simplified ordering of this highly specialized and varied commodity. For the last year, bulbs.com has provided business-to-business customers with one-stop shopping for light bulbs using its sophisticated technologies, eSpec searchable database and the patent-pending BulbTrack(TM) smart reordering system. In fact, because of these technologies and its expanded order fulfillment services, bulbs.com recently became the principal online supplier of Philips Lighting Company.

"Our capabilities fit perfectly with bulbs.com's additional needs for online order tracking and fast order fulfillment," said Jack Rustad, Gage Marketing Support Services spokesperson. "Because we are in multiple locations in the United States and Canada, we can ensure bulbs.com's products are delivered when and where customers need it."

About bulbs.com
Bulbs.com, headquartered in Worcester, Mass. is the only online light bulb supplier to offer an easy, complete purchasing process with the eSpec(TM) searchable database and BulbTrack(TM) smart reordering technology. Launched in August 1999, bulbs.com acquired 2000 new customers within their first three months of business and continues to grow. The company is located at 408 Pleasant Street, Worcester, Mass., 01609, and can be reached by telephone at 508-363-2800 or on the Web at http://www.bulbs.com.


About Gage Marketing Support Services
Gage Marketing Support Services, a division of AHL Services, Inc., has over 45 years of experience in providing outsourced executional solutions. Gage's services include integrated fulfillment, customer service and in-store services for leading consumer packaged goods, technology, automotive, retail, and entertainment industry companies. Specialized integrated fulfillment and customer service for e-commerce businesses are provided by Gage's e-fulfillment.com business unit. For additional information about Gage Marketing Support Services and e-fulfillment.com, contact us at www.e-fulfillment.com.