Jim Tierney

Small-Parcel Shippers to Get USPS Rate Breaks

| Jim Tierney

The U.S. Postal Service has announced its 2010 parcel rate shipping prices to take effect Jan. 4, coinciding with rate changes made by FedEx and United Parcel Service. The overall average price increase will be 3.3% for Priority Mail.

Williamsburg Returns to QVC Airwaves

| Jim Tierney

After making its debut on QVC this past February, Williamsburg is back on the air at the home shopping channel. The gifts and home decor cataloger filmed a QVC episode on Nov. 5. Holiday was the theme of the Nov. 5 show, which focused on items for gift …

Supply Chain Funds Slow in September

| Jim Tierney

Supply chain cash flow has slowed, reversing a four-month trend, according to an October 2009 Supply Chain Index (SCI) report from community-driven business information company Cortera.

Signs of Life

| Jim Tierney

No one is expecting a blockbuster holiday, and that’s good we’re not likely to get one. But the sentiment for many by the end of the summer was that we

Some Slight Gains

| Jim Tierney

THE SECOND QUARTER COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE but it still wasn’t pretty for most of the publicly traded consumer merchants tracked by Multichannel Merchant.

Picking a printing partner

| Jim Tierney

Your catalog’s print job is key to its success, since how products are reproduced on paper will have a direct effect on their sales. So choosing a reliable

Blogbit

| Jim Tierney

Have you checked out the Big Fat Marketing Blog (www.bigfatmarketingblog.com) yet? Here’s a recent post from MCM senior writer (and horse racing enthusiast)