Direct Sales Up 12% at J. Crew
New York-based apparel cataloger/retailer J. Crew had plenty of good news to report from its first quarter ended April 29.
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A Look at the London DM Fair
Nearly 7,500 direct marketers from 53 countries gathered in London May 9-11 for the International Direct Marketing Fair (IDMF) and Internet World show. For the first time, the two shows were presented concurrently at Earls Court Exhibition Center.
UPS Upgrades International Shipping Tool
UPS has enhanced its TradeAbility trade management tool—which provides international shippers with the ability to better manage the customs clearance processes for packages-to automatically alert shippers if they
Incentive Pay in the Warehouse
Want to achieve better efficiencies in your distribution center? You might try offering performance incentives. A recent survey by Dedham, MA-based consultancy ARC Advisory Group noted that incentive programs in the warehouse have yielded striking gains in productivity.
Sigma Micro to Acquire Quark Commerce
Indianapolis-based software provider Sigma Micro agreed to acquire the intellectual property of Quark Commerce software from Denver-based Quark.
School Specialty Posts a 4Q Loss
While multititle educational products cataloger School Specialty posted record sales for fiscal 2006, the Greenville, WI-based company recorded a loss for the fourth quarter.
Differentiate Your Customer Base Adequately
Failing to adequately differentiate your customer base will hinder your company’s database marketing efforts, says Jeff Hassemer, director of product strategy at the data management solutions division of marketing solutions provider Abacus.
DMA’s Greco: Personal Data Not the Same as Marketing Data
When it comes to defining data for identity theft bills, the Direct Marketing Association says lawmakers on Capital Hill aren’t on the same page. Which is why John Greco, president/CEO of the DMA, says his group needs to help lawmakers understand what is and what isn’t data that would cause a security breech.
May Sales Roundup
The Sharper Image Corp. continued its sales slide for May, but the month was a bit brighter for the other publicly traded companies tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT.
Eddie Bauer’s direct sales slip 13%
First-quarter direct sales at Eddie Bauer Holdings, the parent company of Redmond, WA-based apparel and home goods cataloger/retailer Eddie Bauer, fell 13%, to $54.6 million, for the period ended April 1.