J.C. Penney Quitting Catalogs
Spokesperson Darcie Brossart says J.C. Penney will instead distribute “look books.” These resemble catalogs but carry less merchandise, have no catalog item numbers and refer customers to Penney
MCM staff
Q&A: Straightening Out Your Stockouts
With the holiday season nearly here, merchants are hoping that they projected correctly with inventory so they don’t end up with too much or too little
Automation Options for Parcel Shippers
Direct merchants have myriad options for processing parcels shipped via FedEx, UPS and other carriers. There are many third-party systems in the marketplace
Q&A: RoomStore’s Ned Crosby
Furniture seller RoomStore noticed a growth in its web channel’s page views, visits and sales. With multichannel in mind, RoomStore hired Blueport Commerce to revamp its e-commerce site in August. Multichannel Merchant senior writer Tim Parry talked about the redesign with Ned Crosby, RoomStore’s chief merchandising and marketing officer.
Summer Cargo Crisis Eases Up
It was widely reported this summer that retailers were paying at least twice as much as last year in cargo freight costs, thanks to rising demand for imports combined with shrinking space on cargo ships. The situation in early summer had some merchants fearing they wouldn
Holidays in the Cloud: How Moving to Hosted Technology Can Boost Seasonal Sales
Join Nitin Mangtani, Senior Product Manager at Google, and Jack Kiefer, President & CEO at baby products web merchant BabyAge.com, for this special look at recent innovations in hosted site search technology.
The 25th Annual MCM Awards
Considering most retailers in 2009 were reeling from the effects of the fall 2008 financial meltdown, you might think creativity and innovation would
Business Specialty Products
Shoes for Crews, Winter 2009-2010 win silver print channel and ePromos.com won silver web channel
Children’s Products
Hanna Andersson, Holiday 2009, Chasing Fireflies, Autumn 2009, and OneStepAhead.com win awards for children’s products
Sporting Goods/Hobbies
The Orvis Co., The Hunting Book, Fall 2009, Patagonia, Winter 2009, PerformanceBike.com win Sporting Goods/Hobbies awards