FedEx announced late last week that it will increase the standard list rates for FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery by an average of 4.9%, effective Jan. 4. The increase will match a previously announced rate increase by rival carrier UPS.
It took more than two years, but multititle mailer 1-800-Flowers.com announced Dec. 7 it is finally selling its home and children
Candy Warehouse has an enviable problem: The online bulk candy merchant has grown its business rapidly in a relatively short time, and it
Monthly sales results for the companies tracked by Multichannel Merchant have been abysmal across the board this year. But November sales revealed partial improvement.
Airgas announced Dec. 1 it acquired the assets and operations of Lawton, OK-based Fitch Industrial & Welding Supply, an industrial gas and welding supply distributor.
Third-quarter sales for catalog/retailer Staples fell 6%, to $6.5 billion for the three months ended Oct. 31. But net income soared 72%, to $269 million, up from $157 million for the same period last year.
Third-quarter sales rose for Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, but the big story was its rise in net income.
Determined to stem the downward slide of his company and return it to profitability, co-founder/president/CEO Dennis Pence said the merchant will put a new focus on its direct business, including a boost in its catalog circulation.
TO SAY 2009 WAS A ROUGH YEAR FOR THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WOULD CERTAINLY BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. The USPS lost $3.8 billion in fiscal 2009, or $1 billion