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Bean keeps it brief OK, by now we all know that the 88-year-old L.L. Bean is a mail order master. But a recent shopping experience with the venerable
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online fulfillment
What Price Profit? Profit and loss: what an interesting concept for the operations executive. Prior to the currently trendy effort to establish activity-based
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Skittish second quarter M&A activity up just slightly Mergers and acquisitions activity was nearly as subdued during the second quarter of the year as
a hero’s task
At least once in your life, you will be charged with setting up a sizable direct-to-customer fulfillment operation in a short time. If you’re in the dot-com
New Selects
CHRISTIANITY TODAY The Christianity Today Masterfile is now selectable by presence of children, as well as by the age ranges of the children, their gender,
talking heads
“Has the recent downturn in Internet stocks affected your business?”I don’t believe we’ve been affected at all, to tell the truth. We see no signs of
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Something fishy about this paper When we got our hands on the chic catalog from L’Occitane en Provence, a high-end toiletries marketer from the south
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J.C. Whitney & Co., the Chicago-based direct marketer of automotive parts and accessories, announced several appointments. Jerome Mascitti was promoted
The experts’ picks: Who are today’s creative leaders?
Minix: Great catalog creative is first and foremost demonstrated by a total package that resonates with customers and makes them want to shop with you.
Quick fix for bike fork recall
Thanks to widespread media coverage and quick vendor response, bicycle catalogers averted what could have been a crisis: a suspension fork recall.In May,