Alloy acquires 360 Youth
Teen apparel and accessories cataloger Alloy is also a growing teen media company, as its latest acquisition affirms. The New York-based company has bought
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For online merchants, Dec. 7 is “black Friday”
As you no doubt suspected, online holiday shopping patterns are very different from those of offline shoppers, according to a study by the Atlas Institute.
Study: post-Thanksgiving online shopping jumps, but not as much as last year
The day after Thanksgiving was a boon to online catalogers this year
Brooks Brothers sold for $225 million
British retailer Marks & Spencer sold New York-based cataloger/retailer Brooks Brothers on Nov. 23 to Retail Brand Alliance. Enfield, CT-based Retail
Financial reports: Brookstone, Saks, Restoration Hardware
Brookstone Net Loss Nearly Doubles Gadgets and gifts cataloger/retailer Brookstone (Nasdaq: BKST), which mails The Brookstone Collection, Hard-to-Find
Movers and shakers
Corte Madera, CA-based cataloger/retailer Restoration Hardware appointed Kevin W. Shahan chief financial officer, effective Dec. 3. Most recently, Shahan
USPS, NALC union extend contract negotiations
Pleased with the apparent progress of their negotiations, the U.S. Postal Service and its second-largest union, the National Association of Letter Carriers
Financial reports: Staples, Intimate Brands, Talbots, Jos. A. Bank, and more
Staples Posts Income Gains Office supplies giant Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS), which mails the Quill catalog in addition to operating the Staples catalog/retail
Study: one-third of Americans “very satisfied” shopping online
Thirty-five percent of Americans report being “very satisfied” with their online shopping experiences, and 17% say that they are more satisfied with their
NCOF: The conference exclusively for direct-to-customer operations & fulfillment management
Click here for more information on NCOF, being held on April 29-May, at the Opryand Hotel, Nashville, TN.