FYI
DID YOU KNOW? * Employees steal $20 billion – $40 billion worth of goods from work every year, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.* About 700,000
MCM staff
I. Bits: BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR
On Dec. 30, one month prior to the Super Bowl, The Gift Exchange (www.TheGX.com) launched three Websites selling food packages licensed by the Baltimore
When Dinosaurs Fly
Move over, Jurassic Park. Brick-and-mortar retailers have not only survived the mass extinction of dot-coms but evolved into a new, hybrid species of
talking heads
“How do you measure warehouse productivity?” The ultimate measurements I would use for a distribution center would be units – cartons or pieces, for instance
full speed ahead
Superman’s outfit was cool, but it must have cost him a bundle. Besides, do you really need material handlers who can leap over tall buildings with a
I.Bits: STARRY SITES
Restaurants have the Michelin guide. I.merchants have The @Plan Institute for Online Commerce E-Performance Report. Released quarterly, the report grants
Felix Basks in Lighthouse Limelight
If you happened to be doing your holiday shopping in New York this past December, yes, that was actor Tony Randall in Lighthouse International’s midtown
first impressions
Everyone has a favorite story to tell about the job candidate who was less than perfect, from the man who took his mother in with him to the interview
I.Bits: SURVEY SEZ
Of more than 3,000 online shoppers surveyed in December by Internet technology provider E-centives, 40% said “saving money on the Internet is a priority
Hanover Direct: The Saga Continues
In what has become one of the industry’s most closely watched soap operas, Hanover Direct announced Jan. 5 that it is laying off 285 employees – 11% of