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Sport Supply Group to Rebrand as BSN Sports
Business-to-business sports equipment merchant Sport Supply Group has combined its athletic catalog and field sales operations into one division called BSN Sports. The company will also change its corporate name to BSN Sports on Dec. 31.
Williams-Sonoma Looking to London
Williams-Sonoma has set its sights on the U.K.: The kitchen/home goods retailer will open stores in London sometime next year, according to published reports
Best of the MCM Awards:Top 10 Search and Navigation Scores
Which 2011 MCM Awards ecommerce entries got the best scores for search and navigation? Here’s the Top 10, and candid comments from the MCM Awards judging panel. (Want to know which ecommerce sites had the best covers? Click here for the Top 15.)
Video: How Catalogs and Ecommerce Drive Chico’s Store Traffic
What channels help drive traffic to Chico’s, White House | Black Market and Soma Intimates stores? Jenn McClain, director of online marketing and ecommerce for women’s apparel merchant Chico’s, shares what
Why It’s The End for Borders
Robert Passikoff, president of loyalty marketing firm Brand Keys, says Borders dug its own grave. For example, instead of adding e-readers, Borders’ inventory went from just books to also include mugs, candles and stationery.
Newport Corp. Buys Two Offshore Companies
Newport Corp., which manufactures and markets lab instruments and laser technology products, has acquired two overseas businsesses.
Conney Safety Products Gets Bigger With Mettam Safety Supply Deal
Nearly four years after Takkt America sold it to private equity firm Caxton-Iseman Capital for $48 million, Conney Safety Products has made its own acquisition.