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Financial Reports: Neiman Marcus, Harry & David

| MCM staff

Direct marketing sales for luxury goods merchant Neiman Marcus Group, which mails the Neiman Marcus and Horchow apparel and home decor catalogs, increased 3.4%, to nearly $170.7 million for the fourth quarter ended Aug. 2. In addition to the flagship retail chain, the company owns New York

Finding Your Voice in Fulfillment Technology

| MCM staff

Voice-directed fulfillment which uses advanced speech recognition technology to voice-enable processes such as order picking, replenishments, put-aways, transfers and receiving, is slowly catching on with direct merchants. This wireless communications technology lets workers operate essential warehouse equipment and systems

L.L. Bean Opening Store in China

| MCM staff

We thought it was a big deal that L.L. Bean is expanding beyond the Northeast corridor this month with the recent opening its new store in South Barrington, IL