Financial Reports: Aramark, PC Mall, Sportsman’s Guide, eCost.com
Sales down but operating income for for Aramark’s direct division, while it’s the opposite scenario for PC Mall, and nothing but good news for Sportsman’s Guide.
MCM staff
July Sales Roundup
For most of the cataloger/retailers tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT, July direct sales growth outpaced store growth
Translating List Rental
When mailing internationally, there are several list-specific differences to bear in mind. Mark Bridges, vice president of the international division of Hackensack, NJ-based list services firm Mokrynskidirect, and Douglas Sacks, senior vice president of Wethersfield, CT-based list services firm Infocore, discussed a number of them during a List Vision roundtable.
Continuity Clubs Are Not Dead
Reports of the demise of the continuity club are premature, at least according to Seth D. Radwell. The president of New York-based e-Scholastic and executive vice president of Scholastic gave the opening keynote presentation,
Cutting Costs with Add-a-Name
Want to get more catalogs in the mail? Try asking your service bureau or your printer about an add-a-name service.
Harry and David Files for IPO
The parent company of food gifts cataloger/retailer Harry and David and horticultural merchant Jackson & Perkins has filed for a proposed initial public offering.
Abacus Report: Web Sales Soon to Surpass Catalog Sales
Website sales are likely on track to surpass catalog sales within the next 18 months, according to the 2005 Multichannel Retail Annual Trend Report from Broomfield, CO-based marketing data and services provider Abacus.
Financial Reports: RedEnvelope, Blue Nile, IAC, Overstock.com
While net revenue for Red Envelope (Nasdaq: REDE) increased 18%, the San Francisco-based gifts cataloger
SEM Top 10: Supervise your ‘bot
Computers are great at simple repetitive tasks requiring extreme precision. Much of paid search marketing fits this description. If you
U.K. Mailer Adds to Catalog Stable
Cotswold, U.K.-based multititle mailer First Resources Ltd. announced Aug. 2 that it has acquired novelty home items cataloger Renwood Ltd. for an undisclosed cash price.