Philadelphia, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/03/2011 -- Team Sports Planet (TSP), an Internet-based team dealer headquartered in Philadelphia and International Schools Supplies (ISS), a Princeton, NJ-based organization dedicated to serving the needs of schools around the world, have entered into a multi-year strategic partnership. TSP will market directly to ISS' 110 partner schools their team sports uniforms, apparel and equipment.

"In looking at our international customer base," said Kari Altman, TSP's President, "we discovered that several schools, in Africa, Asia and the Middle East in particular, were purchasing through ISS. But some weren't.

It was a real 'A-Ha' moment. We gave the folks at ISS a call and, as you might expect —they're pretty smart up there in Princeton— they got it right away. We're growing and strengthening a relationship that works well."

ISS typically partners with major publishing houses (like Houghton Mifflin) Fortune 500 companies(including Apple Inc.) and education-centric suppliers, like Scholastic Inc. Jim Newfrock, ISS's Chief Operating Officer said, "We knew our schools were fielding teams in socccer, volleyball and so on. So a value-add to them —and part of our core mission— is to identify and contract with reliable suppliers. Team Sports Planet fit the bill."

TSP has begun development of "The ISS Team Store," a custom, e-commerce web site that will feature team sports products chosen specifically for the international community. It's not as limited as one might think.

"We've sold American football equipment —helmets, shoulder pads and blocking sleds— to schools from Belgium to South Korea," said Ms. Altman, "I'll admit, at first, I was a little surprised. Not any more. Happens every day."

In addition, TSP and ISS will engage in joint marketing initiatives in an effort to grow the number of international schools that conduct their purchasing activities through ISS. Finding a reliable supplier of team sports products is a well-known challenge for these schools' administrators. Hundreds of additional schools around the world are prospective ISS partner schools. You can almost hear the iconic music pipe up and Jim McKay's sonorous voice, "Spanning the globe…the Wide World of Sports."

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Philadelphia, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/22/2011 -- Continuing its string of successes in winning government contracts, Team Sports Planet, a Philadelphia-based team dealer, announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year contract to supply athletic uniforms and related soft goods to the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School.

"As a company, we take a lot of pride in serving the team sports needs of U.S. military bases, schools and institutions around the world" says Kari Altman, TSP's President. "This contract is both great and a logical extension of that commitment." The contract is for multiple sports and covers, with options, three years of purchasing by the school.

Ms. Altman's company, Team Sports Planet, is completing the second year of supplying team sports uniforms and equipment to the Pacific region of the DoDEA (Department of Defense Education Activity) on a five year contract. In addition, her company has hundreds of customers serving in all branches of the military (as well as civilians) including schools, bases, institutions and MWR facilities in over 50 foreign countries.

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