Corner Office, Call Center Changes at Office Depot
Office Depot’s Oct. 4 announcement of the departure of chairman/CEO Bruce Nelson did not stun some industry observers. After all, comparable-store sales
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Rosy Deal for Shriver The latest celebrity to have a rose named after her is none other than California’s first lady, Maria Shriver. The daughter of the
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Freeport, ME-based apparel and outdoor gear cataloger L.L. Bean named Ed Howell chief retail officer and member of the office of president. Howell was
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NEW LISTS A LA ZING More than 38,000 consumers have bought ready-made frozen meals from direct marketer A La Zing during the past 12 months. Customers
Collegiate Pacific to Acquire Orlando Team Sports
Dallas-based Collegiate Pacific signed a letter of intent to acquire Orlando Team Sports (OTS), a regional distributor of team sporting goods.
“Disappointing Quarter” at Blyth
Greenwich, CT-based Blyth, which mails the Walter Drake and Miles Kimball gifts and housewares catalogs, blamed a weak retail environment for its 13% drop in third-quarter profit.
Avoiding PPC Fraud
With the advent of pay-per-click (PPC) search engine advertising has come PPC fraud. In a white paper from online ad services provider Clicklab entitled
Black Friday Results: Good, Bad, So-So
The holiday shopping season got off to a strong start
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