Financial Reports: Jos. A. Bank, Harry and David
Men’s apparel cataloger/retailer Jos. A. Bank reported another strong quarter, while results were mixed for food and plants merchant Harry and David Holdings
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November Sales Roundup
Last month direct sales growth outpaced overall revenue growth for most of the publicly traded cataloger/retailers tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT.
NCDM Winners Announced
A direct marketing campaign that database marketing services firm Merkle coordinated for client Dell napped top honors among the 2005 National Center for Database Marketing (NCDM) Excellence Awards. The awards will be presented at a luncheon at the NCDM conference in Orlando, FL, on Dec. 13.
What Goes Into a Per-Order Labor Cost Calculation?
One of our readers recently sent in the following question regarding per-order labor costs and how to calculate them: “Do the labor costs relate only to pickers and packers of the orders? What about management?
Retailers Need to Provide Greater Data Security, Survey Says
In an age of litigation and increasing government scrutiny of corporations, retailers must protect customers’ privacy — and they may not be doing a good job of it, according to a new international survey
Movers & shakers
Quincy, MA-based women’s apparel cataloger/retailer J. Jill Group has named Lisa Bayne executive vice president/chief marketer. She was previously senior
Ho ho ho: more promos
Faced with flagging consumer confidence and high energy costs, skittish marketers aren’t taking any chances. Even before the holiday shopping season was
Better selling through kiosks
Basil Hawanchak, vice president/chief financial officer of Levin Furniture, wanted to change the credit application process at the Smithton, PA-based
LISTINGS
New lists Limoges Jewelry Masterfile More than 426,000 consumers have purchased value-priced jewelry from Limoges Jewelry during the past year. Customers,
A dearth of deals
How few industry mergers and acquisitions were there during the third quarter? So few that the biggest story involved a deal that wasn’t consummated: