Culture Clash
With nearly 7.8 million Hispanic workers employed in the U.S. not to mention millions more from Asia, Africa, and other overseas locales there’s a good
Restoration founder to head Sundance
Restoration Hardware’s loss is Sundance Catalog Co.’s gain. Stephen Gordon, founder/chairman of Corte Madera, CA-based home decor cataloger/retailer Restoration
Sharper Image adds a new channel TV
The Internet, 149 stores, and 85 million catalogs annually aren’t enough for high-tech gifts merchant Sharper Image Corp. On Feb. 2 the San Francisco-based
Cost Cuts on Sharper Image’s Agenda
Cost-cutting is a priority for San Francisco-based Sharper Image Corp. this year. Layoffs and decreasing catalog page counts are among the ways that the marketer of high-tech gadgets is coming to terms with the cooling off of its business after several years of intense growth
Sharper Image Adds Another Channel—a TV Channel
The Web, 149 stores, and 85 million catalogs annually aren
EMS climbs back into the mail
Eighteen years after discontinuing its catalog of apparel and supplies for extreme-sports enthusiasts, Peterborough, NH-based Eastern Mountain Sports
Ohio flood nearly sinks Rossi Pasta
A flood that washed into southeastern Ohio in mid-September could have seriously dampened Rossi Pasta’s business. But the gourmet pasta manufacturer/marketer
Restoration Hardware Founder to Helm Sundance Catalog
Stephen Gordon, founder/chairman of Corte Madera, CA-based furnishings cataloger/retailer Restoration Hardware, has resigned to assume the position CEO at Salt Lake City, UT-based Sundance, an upscale merchant of artisanal furniture, apparel, and gifts.
Live from NRF: Good News for Midsize Merchants
New York–Midsize merchants can still successfully compete with discount superchains such as Wal-Mart, Target, and Costco. According to Sherif Mityas, vice president of Plano, TX-based A.T. Kearney