Good, not great
While holiday 2004 sales were adequate for most of the merchants contacted by Catalog Age, overall results hardly suggest that a robust economic recovery
Search Results for slow moving inventory
Higher and Hire
Job growth in the U.S. this year has been inconsistent. Within the catalog industry, however, more and more companies are lifting hiring freezes and even
DC CONFIDENTIAL
In the spring of 2003, after enjoying five years of double-digit growth, Benchmark Brands Inc., a Norcross, GA-based multichannel retailer of foot-care
Picture Perfect
THE GRAPHIC ARTS INDUSTRY has come a long way since the 15th century, when Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press printed the first edition of the Bible.
INNOVATIVE STORAGE METHODS
Even for a dyed-in-the-wool pragmatist, the phrase innovative storage methods might well conjure up a picture of slick, exciting modules gleaming with
The NEED for SPEED
NEED SOME EXTRA MONEY THIS YEAR? Take a look in your warehouse. See those pallets in the racks? What about all the cases on those shelves? What you are
Smart Cycle Counts
Q In our small DC, we have set up 27 cycles based on concrete dates. However, shouldn’t other factors influence the cycle? And which products should we
Smooth Sailing in Choppy Waters
Technology Market: CDW Computes a Profitable Sales Equation Perhaps no industry has felt the economic slowdown more than the technology sector. According
Operations and Management: Is Your Fulfillment Center a Tight Squeeze?
Most catalog executives underestimate their space needs when it’s time to move or expand their distribution center, according to Haskell, NJ-based operations
Cotton Picking
RATIONALES FOR OUTSOURCING fulfillment usually boil down to three. When a company wants to do business beyond its traditional operating radius, outsourcing