CHICAGO -- R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year $175 million agreement by Orchard Brands, a leading multi-channel marketer of apparel and home products focused on serving the needs of the rapidly growing segment of women and men above the age of 55.

Under the terms of the agreement, RR Donnelley will provide 100% of Orchard Brands' catalog printing and postal logistics services for catalog mailings.

"RR Donnelley's leadership in co-mailing, innovative Variable Trim Binding technology, and postage optimization software tools will continue to deliver enhanced value to our catalog marketing programs," said Maura Lyons, Orchard Brands' Vice President of Print Production. "Our brands are known for world-class customer service and state of the art fulfillment practices. We believe that RR Donnelley mirrors these values."

Orchard Brands catalogs include Appleseed's(TM), Bedford Fair Lifestyles(R), Blair(R), Brownstone Studio(R), Coward(R), Draper's & Damon's, Gold Violin(R), Haband(TM), Intimate Appeal(R), Lew Magram(R), Monterey Bay(R), Norm Thompson(R), Old Pueblo Traders(R), Sahalie(R), Solutions(R), The Tog Shop(TM), Willow Ridge(R) and WinterSilks(R).

"We are very proud to have been chosen to renew and expand our relationship with Orchard Brands," stated John Paloian, RR Donnelley's Chief Operating Officer. "The integrated production and logistics platform that we have built is ideal for delivering catalogs and other merchandising materials with exceptional quality and precise timing. We continue to develop solutions tailored to the unique needs of catalogers and multi-channel merchants. "