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Douglas Stewart, former manager of the University Bookstore at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, established a distribution company in 1950 to help college bookstores obtain products to meet the unique needs of faculty, administrators, and students. Since its inception, The Douglas Stewart Company has been a leader in introducing technology to the education market and providing value-added services to resellers. We were the first distributor to offer electronic calculators to college bookstores, and created the first academically-priced software distribution program for college stores and academic resellers.

Today, The Douglas Stewart Company serves more than 2,500 college bookstores, academic computing centers, and value-added resellers (VARs). During 2005, our operations expanded on a global scale. The grand opening of our Canadian warehouse furthered our commitment to providing exceptional service throughout North America. With the launch of our UK subsidiary, Douglas Stewart EDU, the same level of distribution and marketing services has been introduced to resellers in Europe.

Milestones

1950   The Douglas Stewart Company is founded by Douglas Stewart in Madison, WI to distribute school and dorm supplies to college bookstores.
1975   The Douglas Stewart Company offers the first electronic calculators from Texas Instruments, Hewlett Packard and others.
1987    The Douglas Stewart Company hosts the 1st Annual C2ES (College Computer and Consumer Electronics Show) Show in Madison, WI.
1989   DSC and Lotus Development create the first academically priced software distribution program for college stores and educational resellers.
1991   The Douglas Stewart Company and Adobe Systems Inc. create exclusive education distribution program.
1995   Establishment of www.dstewart.com, a secured Web site for communications to our resellers. Completion of warehouse expansion project which adds 32,000 square feet of storage space.
1997   Implementation of online ordering via www.dstewart.com. Second distribution facility added in Sparks, NV, allowing for additional inventory and enhanced shipping services for our West Coast customers.
1998   Establishment of distribution relationships with leading K-12 software publishers The Learning Company and Knowledge Adventure.
2000   Cheryl Rosen Weston acquires controlling interest of The Douglas Stewart Company.
2002   Launch of Education Licensing Online (ELO), a service of www.dstewart.com that allows resellers to send software licensing quotes to their customers and place licensing orders online.
2005   The Douglas Stewart Company expands overseas with the establishment of our European subsidiary, Douglas Stewart EDU.
2005   Grand opening of our third North American distribution facility in Guelph, Ontario to better service our Canadian education resellers.