Dynamic Resource Group Founders Killed In Auto Accident
The director emeritus of Dynamic Resource Group, Arthur Muselman, 77, and his wife Gloria Muselman, 76, died tragically in a two-car accident in Reiffsburg, IN, on Aug. 30.
Marketing
Redcats USA Acquires United Retail Group
New York-based multititle cataloger Redcats USA announced Sept. 11 it bought United Retail Group for $198.9 million, or $13.70 per share in cash. United Retail Group is a specialty retailer of plus-size women
Modeling Toward True Optimization
How can you optimize more of your customer contacts? Try the new technology of state machines with a technique called the Markov Decision Process.
The Pitfalls of E-mail Marketing
When it comes to e-mail marketing, the biggest mistake is trying to convert a prospect. Merchants should be trying to attract a qualified prospect. What’s the difference?
The Importance of Knowledge-based Customer Recognition
Poor customer recognition can have a direct, negative impact on your customers
Sometimes One More Mailing Can Be Too Many
To prepare for peak season, Lenser recommends that highly seasonal businesses maximize the number of contacts to the house file, mailing separately versioned catalogs every four weeks and perhaps even every three weeks. But one of its clients, a multichannel school supply retailer, bucked the trend during back-to-school 2006.
August Sales Roundup
It was definitely the dog days of summer for most of the publicly traded companies tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT. With few exceptions, August sales increases were scarce or nonexistent.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Buys Davis Inotek Instruments
Business-to-businesses industrial products manufacturer/marketer Thermo Fisher Scientific announced Sept. 5 it has acquired the $30 million instrument sales business of Davis Inotek Instruments.
New Bearings Book for Timken Co.
Need to get your bearings? The Timken Co. has launched a 185-page catalog focused on spherical roller bearings and accessories.
Fair Indigo Launches Two New Lines
Apparel and accessories merchant Fair Indigo is further promoting its socially conscious message this fall with the introduction of two product lines.