FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 24, 2001

Berwick Receives 2000 Target Stores Vendor of Excellence Award

Berwick Industries L.L.C. announced today that the Company has received the 2000 Target Stores Vendor of Excellence Award in the everyday and social expressions department.

The award is based on outstanding performance by vendors in areas that help the retailer achieve both its store and online goals. The areas rated include industry leadership, creativity, Target brand character, quality, execution, speed, shared risk, financial objectives, logistics and operations.

Christopher J. Munyan, President of Berwick Industries L.L.C., commented "The entire Berwick team is excited and honored to receive this prestigious award."

Berwick Industries L.L.C. has decorative ribbon and bow manufacturing plants and warehousing facilities in Northeastern Pennsylvania and showrooms in New York City, Memphis, Hong Kong and Taipei. The Company, which sells its products throughout the world, was founded in 1945 and has approximately 1,000 employees in the United States. Berwick Industries L.L.C. is an affiliate of CSS Industries, Inc. (NYSE:CSS).

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Lois Karpinski
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