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Circuit City to Liquidate

Beleaguered big box and online electronics retailer Circuit City, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November, on Friday said it will liquidate its assets....

Changing channels

Bloomingdale's announcement in May that it would cease publishing its Bloomingdale's By Mail catalog and merge that business into its Internet division...

Pottery Barn Goes Big With New Atlanta Store

Home decor and furnishings cataloger/retailer Pottery Barn plans to open its largest store in the U.S. in Atlanta later this month....

Sharper Image finds a buyer

Sharper Image Corp., which had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, has been acquired. A joint venture led by units of private investment...

Talbots cuts staff 9%, gets credit

Women's apparel merchant The Talbots announced in early June it is reducing its corporate headcount by about 9%. The cataloger/retailer expects the layoffs...

Streicher’s Acquires Arrington Police Distributors

Streicher’s, a $25 million distributor of public safety and police equipment, has acquired Arrington Police Distributors, a law enforcement supply company serving the mid-Atlantic region...

Staples Succeeds in Corporate Express Bid

After three failed attempts in the past four months, the drama has ended: Office supplies cataloger Staples announced on June 11 it has finally acquired office products distributor Corporate Express ...

Red Envelope finds a buyer maybe

It looks like gifts cataloger Red Envelope, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 17, will be sold to Creative Catalogs Corp. The...

Mind your Business

Granted, it's not the sexiest product line. But Klein Tools has in 150 years built a solid business selling pliers, screwdrivers and other tools used...

You're hired

It's so annoying. A shopper is trying to check out, and the sales clerk is chatting on the phone or staring into space. Does this happen to your customers?...

Bill would let merchants negotiate credit card fees

Catalogers have long wanted relief from the fees charged by credit card issuers. But a bill introduced in Congress in March may not be the best way to...

System Helps Art of Shaving Manage Growth

While many retailers reported soft sales last year, multichannel merchant The Art of Shaving grew a record-breaking 62% in 2007. The marketer of upscale men’s shaving products credits its success in part to its software, NetSuite’s One System Architecture, which helped it sell via multiple sales channels, including retail, wholesale, and the Internet....

Abercrombie store photos an illegal eyeful

Abercrombie & Fitch years ago frequently found itself in hot water over the racy photos and content in its now-defunct A&F Quarterly magalog. The apparel...

Show Time

If it's your job to select and develop products for catalogs, Websites, or stores, you know that trade shows are a way of life. You might even say that...

Window treatment

If only merchants put as much thought into their store windows as they do into their Websites. Most toss in a few of their latest products and hope for...

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Whether you're just getting started or you need a refresher, the articles below can help you get back to basics.

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