At Deadline
SPIEGEL CFO JUMPS SHIP As if Downers Grove, IL-based Spiegel didn’t have enough woes (see Spiegel Cuts 300 Jobs, Faces SEC Investigation on page 7), the
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Opinion and Response
HAVING HIS SAY Steve Sorensen, menswear copy director of Warren, PA-based Blair Corp., on the importance of copy voice. Her voice was ever soft, gentle,
No Peace, No Profits
Aside from the fact that I really don’t like to shop, I made an extra effort to avoid the mall scene over the holidays, and I was not alone. Market research
Operations and Management: Sophisticated Self-Service
If you’ve ever subscribed to the Book of the Month Club, you’re familiar with auto-replenishment: The customer places one order and then takes delivery
Spiegel Names New CFO
The past few weeks haven
Financial Reports: Limited Brands, Gaiam
Annual Income Falls 3% at Limited Brands Cataloger/retailer Limited Brands, which mails the Victoria
Fiscal 2002 Proves Shiny for Tiffany
The economy may be tanking, but upscale jewelry and gifts marketer Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) ended fiscal 2002 on a bright note. For the New York-based
Bluefly Cuts Its Annual Loss 74%
New York-based Bluefly (Nasdaq Smallcap: BFLY) said it trimmed its annual net loss 74%, to $6.5 million for the year ended Dec. 31. The online-only discounter
FAO, Saks in Retail Deal
Cataloger/retailer FAO has signed a letter of intent to sell Birmingham, AL-based retailer Saks a minority stake in the company. As part of the arrangement,
Annual Income Up at Blair
Though annual sales at apparel and home goods cataloger Blair Corp. (Amex: BL) declined 2%, the venerable marketer posted a whopping 105% bottom-line