Henry Schein Buys Alpha Scientific
Medical, dental, and veterinary supplies merchant Henry Schein remains an acquisition machine. Its latest deal involves Alpha Scientific, a healthcare products and services provider...
USPS To Offer Mobile Barcode Promotion
Looking for an incentive to try QR codes? The U.S. Postal Service has submitted a proposal to the Postal Regulatory Commission that would give a 3% discount to catalogers who...
How Threadless.com Makes Warehouse Work Fun
Founded in 2000, Threadless specializes in graphic T-shirts and currently carries 5,000 SKUs. Schaefer said the warehouse employs 26 people...
Will PRC's Opinion Help or Hurt Five-Day Delivery Prospect?
Now that the Postal Regulatory Commission has issued its advisory opinion on the U.S. Postal Service's quest for five-day mail delivery to Congress...
Exploring Regional Carrier Capabilities And Options
Finally, many FedEx agreements and nearly all UPS contracts penalize shippers for diverting shipments to another carrier. If too much volume is bled to regional carriers...
Tips For Buying Used Material Handling Equipment
With every expenditure being so thoroughly scrutinized these days, you want the best value for your company's dollars...
Digi-Key Halts Print Catalogs
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corp. won't be mailing any more print catalogs. The company announced that its catalog and TechZone magazine...
PRC Set to Advise On Five-Day Delivery
Talk of five-day mail delivery has permeated the postal world since former U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter proposed it in 2009...
2010 Big for Sonoma
Cooking and home décor products cataloger/retailer Williams-Sonoma reported solid results for 2010, with record growth across the board...
New WMS for Candy Warehouse
Things have been pretty sweet for the Candy Warehouse operation in recent years...
The benefits of regional parcel carriers
When it comes to parcel delivery, FedEx and UPS are clearly the dominant players. But you can use regional carriers to supplement the service of the Big Two...
USPS to Move Commercial Standard Mail Parcels to Competitive Side
When the U.S. Postal service transfers commercial Standard Mail parcels to the "competitive" product list, it could spell trouble for many parcel shippers...
Distribution Centers: Abercrombie Consolidating, J. Crew Expanding
Although Abercrombie & Fitch registered impressive increases for its fiscal year, including a surge in direct sales, the apparel cataloger said it would consolidate its two domestic distribution centers in New Albany, OH...
Peak Periods: The Pros and Cons of When Managers Pitch In
The highest peaks of customer demand can’t always be met with standard staffing plans, whether the need for extra staff is driven by holiday sales or a department-wide training...
Survey: Consumers Want Free Return Shipping
Consumers love free shipping promotions, and many have come to expect such offers from merchants-especially during the holidays...
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