The New Realities of Multichannel
By now you’ve seen the stats: A mean 35.5% of catalogers’ sales last year came via the Internet, according to our recent Benchmark Report on Operations
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Movers & shakers
Itasca, IL-based office supplies merchant OfficeMax appointed Sam Duncan president/CEO. Duncan was most recently president/CEO of Shopko Stores. Knoxville,
Our Favorite Channels
Sure, we cover all marketing channels here at Multichannel Merchant. But we’d be lying if we said we didn’t have our favorites when we’re out in the world
Equine mailer gets groomed
SmartPak Equine, a Pembroke, MA-based merchant of equine supplies and gifts, bravely trotted its catalog out for a critique. Our reviewers this month
On the Campaign Trail
Online merchant Overstock.com offers more than 550,000 SKUs of discounted goods, ranging from apparel to videos. To keep
Systemax to Restate 2004 Results
Because of errors in accounting for inventory at its Tiger Direct subsidiary, Port Washington, NY-based Systemax (NYSE: SYX) will restate its results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004.
Service Sector Paces M&A Activity
Marketing service transactions accounted for slightly more than half of all first-quarter direct marketing mergers and acquisitions, according to New York-based investment banking firm Petsky Prunier.
Financial Reports: PC Mall, eCost, Aramark
Both PC Mall and its eCost spin-off start the year at a loss; Aramark’s direct division continues to struggle