How to Prevent an Email Security Breach
So what did we learn from the latest email security breach? That is can happen to any company
Tim Parry
Harry & David Bring in Turnaround Pro
TROUBLED FOOD GIFTS MERCHANT HARRY & DAVID HAS BROUGHT IN A TURNAROUND SPECIALIST AS ITS NEW CEO. Kay Hong, a managing director at global turnaround specialist
Pros and Cons of Making Free Shipping Standard
Shipping is the second largest cost center for most direct merchants, with labor being number-one, says Bill Kuipers, president of operations consultancy Spaide, Kuipers & Co. But if a merchant has a handle on its shipping contracts, it can make such free shipping offers work, he says.
Ebay Buys GSI Commerce for $2.4 Billion
Internet auction site eBay announce today that it will acquire ecommerce platform provider and online marketer GSI commerce for $2.4 billion. As part of the transaction, eBay said it will divest GSI
Walgreens-Drugstore.com Deal Under Investigation
Is the $409 million price pharmacy chain Walgreens is willing to pay to acquire online counterpart Drugstore.com not enough? On March 24, the same day Walgreens and Drugstore.com announced the deal, at least two shareholder litigation firms said they …
L.L. Bean Makes Free Shipping Standard
L.L. Bean announced that starting tomorrow, it will offer its customers free standard shipping to all U.S. and Canada addresses.
Gilt Groupe Buys Decorati
To help it launch a broader home decor business, private sale ecommerce merchant Gilt Groupe has acquired social shopping site Decorati. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Fourth Quarter Drags Talbots Sales Down
A poor fourth-quarter performance hurt the annual sales of women
Romano Named President/CEO at Charming Shoppes
Anthony M. Romano has been named president/CEO of multititle cataloger Charming Shoppes, the company announced today
Harry & David Faces Two Lawsuits
Troubled multichannel food gifts merchant Harry & David is being sued by a contact center vendor and by a former employee