Paper weight: How low can you go?

| MCM staff

In the ongoing battle to reduce catalog production costs, many mailers look at reducing the basis weight of their paper. This can be a good move, since

Order Management Systems Spotlight

| MCM staff

Systems expert Ernie Schell knows order management systems. Schell has once again put together his order management software roundup for Multichannel Merchant

10 Tips for Recession-era Success

| Tim Parry

So how can a multichannel retailer survive the recession? Ken Lane, president of consultancy group Hathaway and Lane, offered up 10 marketing tips for tight times in his May 4 ACCM session in New Orleans.

1Q Sales Slip At Schein

| MCM staff

Medical, dental, and veterinary products supplier Henry Schein reported a 2.2% decrease in first-quarter sales, while first-quarter net income rose 8.4%, to $59.3 million, up from $54.7 million in the same period last year.