Talbots to drop Kids, Mens lines
The Talbots is turning its back on men and children. To better focus on its core women’s apparel business, the company announced Jan. 4 that it will drop
MCM staff
How Road Runner Sports trains for holiday fulfillment
Given that the fourth quarter is the busiest time for most merchants, how well they prepare for the big season is crucial to success. Jennifer Melzer,
Build a better sweater
You can’t blame merchants for being reluctant to take risks going into this past holiday season, and few did. Now many are paying for it with reports
TALES FROM THE FRONT
amozon.com skips holiday upgrade Online behemoth Amazon.com aced the holiday, with glowing reports that this was its best-selling season ever. One Multichannel
Private equity insider
Private equity firms have been making quite a splash in the multichannel marketing industry in recent years. Each month seems to bring news of at least
Movers & shakers
Watsonville, CA-based boating supplier West Marine has named Geoff Eisenberg president/CEO. Eisenberg, the former head of Salz Leathers, has worked on
Financial Reports: PC Connection, Transcat, Zones
Information technology products merchant PC Connection improved its fourth-quarter and 12-month sales over the previous periods. Net sales for the three months ended Dec. 31 increased 13% to $489.6 million from the same period last year.
Net Income Falls at NBTY
For its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31, Bohemia, NY-based nutritional supplements manufacturer/marketer NBTY saw net income decline 10%, to $46 million, compared with $51 million for the same period last year.
Miles Kimball Meets Seasonal Fulfillment Challenges
For gift catalogers, the holiday season is the busiest time of the year in the distribution center. We decided to check in with some mailers to see how their operations fared for the final months of 2007. Tim Little, vice president of operations for Oshkosh, WI-based gifts and housewares merchant Miles Kimball spoke with MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT