RVS Associates Inc, 365 Charles St, Providence, RI 02904, US

Founded in 1984, World Publications provides wholesale sales of books. The company distributes discontinued remainders, closeouts, promotional items and bargain-priced books. The company operates a distribution center that is comprised of 250,000 square feet. It ships more than 20 million books each year to 10,000-plus retail outlets located throughout the world. The company utilizes a computerized inventory-control system that allows product tracking. It offers several services, including development of programs for everyday or promotional needs, direct distribution to individual stores or to customers warehouses, individual bar coding or stickers, point-of-purchase programs and customization of assortments of price points and categories. World Publications is located in North Dighton, Mass.