Ordering Out
SOME COMPANIES KEEP ORDER FULFILLMENT and control at home, while others turn to outside contractors for creative, custom-made solutions to handle all
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The Mommy Track
That ’80s phrase referred to the legions of highly qualified women who tried to juggle fast-track corporate careers with the demands of raising children
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HANOVER DIRECT SHAKEUP: SHULL OUT, GARTEN BACK Edgewater, NJ-based multititle cataloger Hanover Direct on May 6 announced the resignation of Thomas C.
FedEx Freight Rates Jumping 5.9%
Memphis-based FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of courier FedEx Corp., will increase its rates by 5.9% beginning on June 14 for interstate and intrastate traffic and for selected shipments between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Online Sales Surpassed $100 Billion in 2003
Online sales surpassed the $100 billion mark in 2003, according to an annual survey conducted by Forrester Research for Washington-based industry association Shop.org. The study also showed that online sales now represent 5.4% of all retail sales. Among …
Financial Reports: Williams-Sonoma, Jos. A. Bank
Direct sales up 24% at Williams-Sonoma
Postmaster General Warns of Potentially Steep 2006 Rate Hike
Postmaster General Jack Potter anticipates the need for a rate increase in 2006 that will be
Scotts of Stow Parent Buys Presents Direct
First Resources Ltd., the parent firm of Cotswold, England-based home and garden products cataloger Scotts of Stow, has bought Presents Direct.
Supreme Court to Consider Interstate Wine Selling Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 21 agreed to consider “Swedenburg v. Kelly,” in which the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had upheld New York State
Spiegel Agrees to Sell Flagship Catalog
Two down, one to go: Bankrupt Downers Grove, IL-based Spiegel Group on May 24 agreed to sell its Spiegel general merchandise catalog to Hinsdale, IL-based