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The Postal Regulatory Commission just issued its advisory opinion on the U.S. Postal Service

Less than two years after it acquired J. Jill, private equity firm Golden Gate Capital announced today it has sold a majority stake of the women

The federal government’s swipe fee reform may be tabled for two years if a Senate bill introduced March 15 passes. This means a potential delay in financial relief for merchants who accept debit cards issued by Visa or MasterCard as a form of payment.

When the U.S. Postal service transfers commercial Standard Mail parcels to the “competitive” product list, it could spell trouble for many parcel shippers

The Dane County (Wisconsin) Circuit Court approved the sale of Wisconsin Cheeseman by parent firm by Wisconsin Food Gift Co. to Colony Brands on Monday for $550,000, according to court documents. The acquisition includes the brands, assets and inventories of Wisconsin Cheeseman.

In a survey ecommerce platform provider CrossView recently conducted among 177 shoppers, more than half of the respondents said they are motivated by brand loyalty when making a purchase. Used smartly and in combination with common-sense marketing, technology is an enabler of great customer loyalty programs, particularly an infrastructure optimized for cross-channel selling.

MCM Awards judges Neal Schuler, president/principal of Schuler Creative Consulting, Brad Wolansky, CEO at The Golf Warehouse, and Amy Africa, chief instigation officer at web consultancy Eight By Eight, might not always see eye to eye. But one thing they all agree on: Merchants need to get the basics right.

Multichannel Merchant has announced the finalists in the 26th annual MCM Awards. The judging panel named 49 print finalists and 29 ecommerce finalists. Here’s a look at who has a chance to take home Gold and Silver Awards on May 4.