Oriental Trading Company Acquires SmileMakers

| Tim Parry

Oriental Trading Company has agreed to acquire SmileMakers, a direct retailer of patient giveaways and practice promotions for the dental and healthcare markets, as well as classroom incentives and aids to the education market, from Staples.

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How are you Growing your Global Ecommerce Sales?

| Tim Parry

International sales from U.S. online retailers will jump from $11 billion in 2014 to almost $50 billion by 2020, which would make up 16% of the overall U.S. online retail market. So what are you doing to grow those global ecommerce sales? Here’s how Multichannel Merchant can be your resource for growing global ecommerce sales.

Your Opinion is Worth $500… or an iPad Air

| Tim Parry

Multichannel Merchant wants your input for its MCM Outlook 2014 reports. If you give us 5 minutes of your time to take our survey, we’ll give you a chance to win an iPad Air. Already have one? Then you can trade your prize in for a $500 American Express gift card.

Most Consumers Would Never Consider Using Bitcoin

| Tim Parry

As buzz about Bitcoin continues to build, the question is often asked – will consumers embrace this alternative currency? A new nationwide survey conducted for TheStreet by GfK1 shows that consumers do not understand Bitcoin and have little interest in owning it.

Operations Summit Keynoter Emmitt Smith Cowboys Up on CNN

| Tim Parry

He’s got 3 Super Bowl rings and he’s danced with the stars. And at Operations Summit 2014, Emmitt Smith will outline the principles that helped him become a winner on and off the football field – and how you too can develop the focus it takes to be the best personally and to be part of the best operations team.