NRF Forecasting Slower Growth for Holiday 2006
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is expecting total holiday retail sales to grow 5.0% this year over last year, to $457.4 billion. That
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Deals on upswing in second quarter
It was a busy second quarter, with 19 deals completed, significantly more than the dozen finalized during the same period last year. Because the transactions
Gifts Title Coming From Restoration Hardware
Home decor and furniture merchant Restoration Hardware is keeping the spin-offs coming.
Road Runner Sports Races Towards Retail
San Diego-based running equipment and apparel cataloger Road Runner Sports is revving up its retail expansion plans.
Bassett Furniture Launches Consumer Catalog
Bassett Furniture may have been founded in 1902, but that doesn
British invasion
The British are coming or at least, their catalogs are. About a decade after several U.S. catalogers including Lands’ End, Peruvian Connection, and Talbots
Animal magnetism
Alex Tabibi, chairman/CEO of Pets United, has a lofty goal: He wants his company to be the Wal-Mart of the Web. Unfortunately for him, Walmart.com is
Case Study: Marketsmith Helps Tumi Determine Core Customer
To determine your core customers, make a point of consolidating your consumer information from multiple sources into one database, advised Marketsmith president/CEO Monica Smith during a session at last week
Building Retail Traffic with Direct Mail
What can you do to profitably build retail in your market area? Here are eight tips for using print mailings to drive retail traffic.
Abacus Indicator: Electronics Lead B-to-C AOV
According to the Abacus Indicator from Broomfield, CO-based direct marketing services provider Abacus, the electronics category produced higher average order values (AOVs) last year than any other business-to-consumer catalog/Web category. The average order size of a consumer electronics purchase last year was $179.