Lands’ End Founder Gary Comer Dead
Gary Comer, who founded apparel and home goods catalog giant Lands’ End, died in Chicago on Oct. 4.
MCM staff
Jingle Bells, PR Sells
Starting in July and continuing through January is the
Storehouse Sale Pending
Specialty home furnishings cataloger/retailer Storehouse announced last week it is looking for a new strategic partner after its parent company, Rowe Cos., filed for bankruptcy.
Multichannel Campaigns: Making Your Data Useful
Data Processing, or making your data useful. In this stage, your data are effectively transferred and standardized. Not surprisingly, this stage often involves the most time and effort.
Broder Bros. Buys $40 Million Distributor
Imprintable sportswear distributor Broder Bros. announced Thursday it acquired
Sales Gain, Income Erosion for Neiman Marcus
Annual sales for Dallas-based cataloger/retailer The Neiman Marcus Group (NYSE: NMG.A), which mails the high-end Neiman Marcus and Horchow titles, increased 9%, to $4.1 billion
TIDBITS
Nordstrom expands Cedar Rapids DC Nordstrom plans to expand its Cedar Rapids, IA, fulfillment and contact centers, which coincides with the Seattle-based
TALES FROM THE FRONT
Wisteria gets wistful A Multichannel Merchant staffer in late July ordered a blue bedding set from the Wisteria Website as part of the Dallas-based home
back word
Pluto’s plummet inspires Discovery poll The news that Pluto had been demoted from planet to mere dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union
Going mobile
What marketing medium is smaller and more portable than a catalog yet nearly as sophisticated as a PC? A browser-equipped cell phone. As Americans have