LEEDing the way in green DCs
When it comes to making their distribution centers more Earth-friendly, many merchants are willing to adopt green practices. But a few have gone all the
Tim Parry
Q & A: CashStar’s David Stone on the Growth of E-gift Cards
Ecommerce has helped gift cards quickly evolve from paper to pixels. Last year, between Black Friday and Christmas Eve, digital gift card provider CashStar saw e-gift card sales increase 1,129%. Christmas Eve was the highest selling day of the year, …
Fashion Merchants Need to Adjust to Gift Card Recipients
If you sell apparel and accessories to teens, you
Mobile Apps a Fit for Rue La La
The launch of mobile applications has helped grow sales for invitation-only e-commerce site Rue La La.
Century Novelty Launches Mobile Site
Speaking Tuesday at the Mobile Shopping Summit in New York, Century Novelty vice president and general manager Ian MacDonald said the company decided it needed a mobile site in August after attending sessions about mobile shopping at a trade show.
Jos. A. Bank Launches Big and Tall Website
Men’s apparel cataloger/retailer Jos. A. Bank Clothiers is, um, expanding: The merchant has launched a new website, www.josbankbigandtall.com, dedicated to the products offered under its big-and-tall customer category.
From Diapers to Soap: Q&A With Quidsi’s Josh Himwich
On July 15, ecommerce company Quidsi launched the new ecommerce site Soap.com, just five years after it started Diapers.com. Josh Himwich, director of ecommerce solutions for Quidsi, talked to Multichannel Merchant senior writer Tim Parry about the new site launch.
September Retail Sales Rise; Holiday Looks Happy
It’s beginning to look like a happier holiday season for the retail industry. A day after the National Retail Federation said it’s projecting a 2.3% rise in holiday sales for 2010, several merchants reported better-than-expected numbers for September.
Are List Exchanges Making a Return?
As co-ops and conventional list rentals figure out how to co-exist in a changing market, some think that list exchanges are poised to make a comeback.
Lists or Co-ops: Which Fits Your Prospecting Puzzle?
Even before the recession really kicked in two years ago, merchants were beating the co-op databases to death. And when the economy caused catalogers