Bass Pro Shops Reels In Cabela’s

| Tim Parry

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Incorporated have entered into a definitive agreement under which Bass Pro Shops will acquire Cabela’s for approximately $5.5 billion cash. Here’s what this means for both iconic outdoors retailers.

Kibo Acquires Baynote, Demandware Rebranded as Salesforce Product

| Tim Parry

Big news out of the Shop.org Digital Summit Sept. 27 from two companies recently named to Multichannel Merchant’s Top Commerce Platform Providers listing. Kibo has acquired personalization platform Baynote and Demandware has been rebranded as Salesforce Commerce Cloud.

Herschell Gordon Lewis Has Died

| Tim Parry

Herschell Gordon Lewis, who lived a dual life as a legendary copywriter and The Godfather of Gore, has died at the age of 87. We were all better for knowing him, and we were all better for learning from him.

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Women are Making Big Strides in D-to-C Operations

| Tim Parry

Angie Stocklin has a BS, Psychology and an Ed.S, School Psychology. Pooja Agarwal has a BA in Economics and Anthropology from the University of Michigan. So what led them into the male-dominated field of direct-to-customer operations? In Multichannel Merchant’s September 2016 issue, we look at the success stories and accomplishments of Stocklin, Agarwal, and eight other female D-to-C operations executives.

Women in Operations 2016 | Kimberly Silva

| Tim Parry

Kimberly Silva oversees the Operations for Fairytale Brownies, and her job includes – but is not limited to – baking production, food safety, food defense, product distribution and facility operations. Read more about Silva’s accomplishments in a male-dominated field in our exclusive Women in Operations section of MultichannelMerchant.com.

Women in Operations 2016 | Angie Stocklin

| Tim Parry

Angie Stocklin has two degrees: a BS in Psychology and an Ed.S. in School Psychology. So how do those degrees translate into Stocklin’s day-to-day role as the COO of direct to customer eye wear seller One Click Ventures? Check out Stocklin’s profile in Multichannel Merchant’s exclusive Women in Operations section.

Women in Operations 2016 | Pooja Agarwal

| Tim Parry

At Birchbox, Pooja Agarwal manages the warehouse, transportation, procurement, supply chain, subscription operation and web production functions. She also work cross-functionally with other internal teams to support all new initiatives and ensure the company can scale in the future. Read more about her role at Birchbox and why she is on the list for Women in Operations.