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Who Did The SOPA Blackout Affect?

| MCM staff

January 18 was Blackout Day for several websites that took the the Internet – or removed themselves from the Internet – to protest proposed Stop Online Piracy Act legislation. The infographic from Covario looks at who the blackout affected.

Who’s Tweeting What About SOPA?

| MCM staff

Wikipedia and other sites are blacked out today to protest proposed legislation called the Stop Online Piracy Act. If passed as-is, SOPA it could very well hinder your ecommerce efforts. The general public is taking to Twitter to talk about SOPA. Here’s what people have to say.

NRF: Retail Sales Will Rise 3.4% in 2012

| MCM staff

Retail industry sales will rise 3.4% to $2.53 trillion in 2012, according to the National Retail Federation. That’s slightly lower than the pace of 2011, in which sales grew 4.7%.

Hayne to Succeed Senk as Urban Outfitters’ CEO

| MCM staff

Glen Senk resigned as CEO of Urban Outfitters on Monday, and has been succeeded by president and chairman Richard Hayne. Senk, who also resigned from the Board of Directors, will remain with Urban Outfitters to assist management with the transition, the company said in a release.

Tips for Packaging Optimization

| MCM staff

Multichannel merchants can never hear enough tips about how to better package their nproducts for shipping. Learn how to improve your packaging optimization.