Strong First Quarter for PC Connection
First-quarter sales at PC Connection rose 25.1%, to $408.3 million, up from $326.2 million for the same period in 2009.
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Security Standards Update: PA-DSS Compliance Deadline is July 1
We have just two months before systems will need to be proven data-secure. Direct commerce order management systems that accept credit card numbers for
I get a “Free rush delivery upgrade?” Wow!
As this column has reflected before, the mini-gap between catalog copy and conventional direct response copy has been shrinking. No surprise, since copy
Fourth Quarter Shows Slight Movement
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES. Just ask Williams-Sonoma. The high-end kitchen and home goods merchant’s fourth-quarter revenue a year ago fell 26.7%,
From trend watching to new thinking
It’s safe to says that changes in the economy, technology, business demands and customer needs during the past two years have created a new world for
ONCAP ACQUIRES SPORT SUPPLY GROUP
SPORTS EQUIPMENT MERCHANT SPORT SUPPLY agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of ONCAP Management Partners, the mid-market private equity business of Onex
Home Depot’s Mobile Grows; CB2 Catalog Shrinks
Are you checking out the Big Fat Marketing Blog (www.bigfatmarketingblog.com)? Here’s a recent post from MCM senior writer TIM PARRY that you might have
Merchants Find the Value of Video
Thanks to its quirky product videos, Dynomighty Designs is now a YouTube sensation. And that exposure has helped the online jewelry and accessories merchant
Letter: He’s Down With Variable Data Printing
HE’S DOWN WITH VDP I WAS EXCITED TO READ your article Variable data printing update in the March issue. It’s about time that someone started to call out
Dolls Gone Wilde: Wilde Imagination Catalog Critiqued
Wilde Imagination sells dolls, including the stylish Ellowyne Wilde and the gothic Ellowyne Ghastly. The dolls, which retail for about $139, are unusual