L.L. Bean Heads to Chicago

| MCM staff

In its first retail expansion outside the Northeast corridor, L.L. Bean in September will open a store in the Chicago area.

Hotels at Home Adds Three

| Tim Parry

Hotels at Home, a publisher of in-room catalogs, in January launched titles and Websites for visitors at Fairmont Hotels, Homewood Suites, and L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resorts.

Surprise Your Most Loyal Customers

| MCM staff

How much is a loyal customer worth? Most multichannel sellers have a small group of extremely loyal customers who buy year in and year out, or come back annually making substantial purchases. Yet they are often treated no differently than the balance of the house list.

The Golden Telephone Rule

| Bill Singleton

You rent the list, you find the right prospect and you make the sale. But then the customer disappears. What has happened? More than likely, the person has gotten caught up in your phone system.