Vans Shoes Utilizes enVista's Transportation Cost Management Solutions to Achieve Shipping Efficiencies and Visibility

LOS ANGELES - April 1, 2003 - enVista, a leading provider of tailored logistics and transportation cost management solutions, today announced that Vans Shoes (Nasdaq: VANS) is using enVista's transportation cost management tool, myShipINFO™, to streamline their transportation operation and decrease their shipping expenses across the board.

By using myShipINFO™, Vans Shoes is able to close the gap between shipping and delivery and proactively manages their freight and carrier providers' service and performance. By having all of their shipping information in one central location they can proactively monitor their FedEx and UPS shipments every step of the way, watching for delivery exceptions and failures on shipments that are guaranteed. When shipments don't meet the guaranteed delivery date time, Vans Shoes is then able to collect refunds from their carriers.

Vans Shoes has seen noticeable savings on their annual shipping expenses with myShipINFO™. "Since we started using myShipINFO™ we have gained increased visibility of our carrier's performance which has lead to increased customer satisfaction and an enhanced partnership with our carriers," said Donald Petersen, Vice President of Logistics at Vans Shoes.

About Vans
Vans Inc. designs and distributes active-casual footwear, clothing and accessories, performance foot-wear for CoreSports, snow boots, step in snowboard bindings and outwear worldwide. Vans sells its products through company owned retail-stores, specialty retail and department stores and e-commerce.

About enVista
enVista, headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. is a leader in providing logistics and transportation cost management solutions. The company enables mid-market to Fortune 5000 companies to reduce operating costs, improve customer service and enhance profitability. Its innovative solutions and domain expertise help companies across multiple industries and vertical markets make smart decisions and quickly enhance their supply chain operations, as well as their competitive advantage. For more information, contact us at inforequest@envistacorp.com.

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