July 14, 2008

S.P. Richards Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Genuine Parts Company (GPC:NYSE) and leading wholesale distributor of business and office supplies, announced today...

S.P. Richards Company launches "Green" version of iteminfo.com

S.P. Richards Company has launched a green version of the online product information website, iteminfo.com. "With all of the interest surrounding the subject of environmentally friendly solutions, we felt a green version of iteminfo.com would be extremely relevant", said Paul Gatens, S.P. Richards Director of Marketing Information. "The information that populates the new version of iteminfo.com will be available to system providers and dealers with proprietary systems, enabling dealers to harness the same functionality on their websites as well."

The new version of iteminfo.com can be accessed from the "going green" link on the home page. Once there, the viewer will see a subset of the SPR product offering that is entirely eco-friendly. At time of launch, the site will be populated with items featured in the Go Green Catalog, but will expand shortly to include S.P. Richards’ entire offering of green alternatives.

S.P. Richards Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Genuine Parts Company (GPC: NYSE), distributes a wide spectrum of business products to office products resellers throughout the U.S. and Canada. These products include consumable office supplies, office furniture, computer supplies, consumer electronics, cleaning and breakroom supplies from all of the major industry manufacturers. S.P. Richards Company markets several private label lines under the brand names of Lorell, Integra, Sparco, Genuine Joe, Nature Saver, Compucessory, and Elite Image. The company operates 44 Distribution Centers in the United States and Canada.

Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Company also distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S. and Canada through its Motion Industries subsidiary. S. P. Richards Company, the Office Products Group, distributes business products nationwide in the U.S. and in Canada. The Electrical/Electronic Group, EIS, Inc., distributes electrical and electronic components throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Genuine Parts Company had 2007 revenues of $10.8 billion.