Movers and shakers
Delray Beach, FL-based cataloger/retailer Office Depot appointed Patricia B. Morrison executive vice president/chief information officer. Morrison was
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Amazon.com buys assets of Egghead.com
Online behemoth Amazon.com has bought some assets of Egghead.com, the now-defunct online cataloger of software and computer products, according to wire
USPS roundup: Byrd seeks $875 million for agency, Bush names head of PRC
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) proposed on Dec. 4 a $875 million appropriation for the U.S. Postal Service from a defense appropriations bill working its way
UPS to cut fuel surcharge by 40%
United Parcel Service, which is due to raise its rates on Jan. 7, said on Dec. 4 that it plans to shift from its current 1.25% fuel surcharge to an index-based
Amazon Emphasizing Catalogs, Inserts Instead of TV Ads for Holiday
Seattle–Online behemoth Amazon.com has announced it has retired its traditional holiday television advertising campaign this year. The company will no
Mrs. Beasley’s bullish on holiday
Ken Harris, the CEO of Mrs. Beasley
Postal comings (and nongoings on)
President Bush on Nov. 30 announced that he plans to name Postal Rate Commission (PRC) vice chairman George Omas as chairman of the postal oversight body.
Anthrax Whammy
In mid-October, just as had become a household word, food cataloger Wolferman’s received an unmarked brown parcel at its Lenexa, KS, headquarters. People
Pottery Barn
It all began with the Peruvian stirrup-spouted pot. When I first spotted this 2,000-year-old beauty at the Dallas Museum of Art, I was stunned by its