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Good-bye, BlueSky

| MCM staff

BlueSky Brands is history. The North Kingstown, RI-based parent company of the Paragon Gifts, Bits and Pieces, Bits and Pieces U.K., National Wildlife Direct, and Winterthur catalogs, which also owns McLean, VA-based third-party fulfillment provider AB&C Group, shut down on March 14.

THE AGE OF EXPERIENTIAL

| MCM staff

When merchants talk about experiential marketing, they’re usually referring to stores and how to get customers engaged in the products and the brand once

Q&A : Lisa LaFave, Vice President, UPS

| MCM staff

Lisa LaFave, vice president, UPS, shares her views on how operations and fulfillment personnel can make their supply chains more efficient, advancements in packaging techniques and material handling equipment, and how the healthcare industry can improve its supply chain…

Tips on Packaging Your Product

| MCM staff

Operations and fulfillment personnel have many issues to consider with respect to packaging. Not only is it important to choose the correct type of container to ship your product in, but also the appropriate materials and package testing are also essential elements in the process to make sure your customers are getting product that is undamaged.

Logistics Infrastructure Is Imperative for New Online Businesses

| MCM staff

For more than a decade, entrepreneurs have looked to the Web as the ultimate gold mine for starting a new business. While many early e-tailing ventures have gone by the wayside, entrepreneurs remain undaunted. Every day, they are launching new online businesses. And many of those ventures are succeeding.