Quill Corporation - Timeline

Timeline

• 1956 – Quill is founded by Jack Miller in Chicago, IL
• 1957 – Brother Harvey joins the business and Quill moves into its first real office and warehouse
• 1963 – Quill's first big mail-order catalog is introduced
• 1974 – Quill reports annual sales of $3.5 million
• 1974 – Arnold joins his brothers in the family business
• 1986 - Quill reports annual revenues of $180 million
• 1992 – United States Supreme Court case Quill Corp. v. North Dakota in which Quill took the position that North Dakota does not have the power to make Quill collect a use tax from North Dakota customers
• 1995 – A wide range of school supplies are added, such as crayons, rulers, audiovisual equipment, erasers, and other items to meet the needs of primary and secondary students
• 1996 – Quill.com is launched
• 1997 - Quill weathers the UPS strike.
• 1998 – Quill is acquired by Staples, Inc.
• 2000 – Larry Morse is named President
• July, 2002 – Medical Arts Press becomes a subsidiary of Quill
• 2004 – Quill is awarded the "Circle of Excellence" Platinum Award by BizRate.com (a Shopzilla Company) for customer service
• 2006 – "So fast, so simple" branding campaign launched
• April, 2006 – "Clips" the Quill chicken and official mascot of Quill's 50th anniversary is "hatched"
• June 23, 2006 – Quill celebrates its 50th anniversary
• 2007 – Quill is recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for providing "An Outstanding Customer Service Experience", expands to 12 distribution centers with the addition of 1 in Denver, Colorado, and attains 70% of total sales online at Quill.com
• 2008 – Quill launches the Green Scene initiative with environmentally friendly products and business practices
• 2008 - Quill is recognized for the second year in a row by J.D. Power and Associates
• 2008 – Michael Patriarca succeeds Larry Morse and is appointed senior vice president of Staples
• 2009 - Quill launches their own YouTube page with a new "Ask Quill" campaign
• 2009 - Quill rebrands to Quill.com and updates tag line to "Best experience in office products"
• 2009 - Quill.com launches a Facebook page and Twitter feed 'Quillcom'