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May Sales Roundup

| MCM staff

May showed little signs of an economic recovery, at least for the retailers tracked by Multichannel Merchant.

Rough First Quarter For Williams-Sonoma

| MCM staff

The harsh economy and grim real state market continue to take a toll on home goods merchants. First-quarter sales for cataloger/retailer Williams-Sonoma fell 21.8%, to $621 million, from $782 million last year.

Kim Painley Talks About PPC Strategies

| MCM staff

What’s the latest strategies, and how should you manage your pay-per-click campaigns? Kinetic Marketing president Kim Painley talks about what’s working and why with PPC, and why it’s still as important as organic search.

Cheer Up: Things Could be Worse

| MCM staff

The phrase cautious optimism is always overused in recessionary times. It’s often a way for financial analysts and trade journalists to put lipstick on

MCM Awards 2009 Winners

| MCM staff

After several long months of suspense, the winners of the 24th Annual Multichannel Merchant Awards were announced during a special luncheon at the ACCM

Paper weight: How low can you go?

| MCM staff

In the ongoing battle to reduce catalog production costs, many mailers look at reducing the basis weight of their paper. This can be a good move, since