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Introduction

P.O. Box 859057
Braintree, Massachusetts 02185-9057
U.S.A.
Telephone: (781) 848-1000
Toll Free: (800) 955-2200
Fax: (888) 262-1054
Web site: http://www.hammett.com

Private Company
Founded: 1863
Employees: 140
Sales: $165 million (1999)
NAIC: 454111 Web Retailers

J.L. Hammett Company is the oldest and largest independently owned school-supply retailer and distributor in the United States. Once known for its chain of retail outlets—Hammett's Learning World—the company also maintained a popular print catalog for educators. In the 2000s, however, the company was restructured as strictly an Internet retailer of school supplies. As such, Hammett supplies public, private, parochial, and chartered educational institutions with a complete range of core school supplies, including art materials, office and paper goods, furniture, equipment, and products to facilitate early learning and instruction. The company was the first full-line educational distributor to offer electronic commerce capabilities and remains a family-owned operation.

1. Introduction
2. 19th-Century Origins
3. New Directions in a New Century
4. Company Perspectives:
5. 1999 and Beyond
6. Key Dates:
7. Principal Competitors
8. Further Reading
9. Copyright Page
10. About Page