Horny Toad Aquires Nau
Lifestyle Apparel Manufacturer/Marketer Horny Toad Activewear announced in June that it has acquired the assets of Nau, which sells a clothing line similar
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Roadway Goes Heavy on Parcel Delivery
Transportation services provider Roadway is going after the home delivery business. The company has teamed up with NonstopDelivery, a third-party logistics provider specializing in home delivery and supply chain management, to roll out a final mile delivery service for heavyweight goods throughout the U.S.
Tread Lightly When Improving Warehouse Operations
A period of economic downturn can be a great opportunity to plan out and implement improvements in your warehouse operations. You might, for example, aim to significantly lower labor costs, reduce error rates, decrease stockouts, or improve the quality of your delivered orders. But it
Do You Need a Workforce Management System?
Labor is the single biggest expense facing any contact center — which is why getting the right number of agents in place to answer incoming calls, place outbound calls, respond to emails, and handle Web contacts is critical to contact center success and profitability.
MW Industries Buys RAF
MW Industries has acquired RAF Electronic Hardware, a division of R&R Manufacturing Co., for an undisclosed price.
Lab Safety Supply Buys Highsmith
Highsmith, a direct marketer of supplies, furniture and equipment to public and school libraries throughout the U.S., was bought by Lab Safety Supply.
Live From MeritDirect: 9 Best Practices for B-to-B
White Plains, NY–In his 15 years in sales and 25 years as a database marketer, John M. Coe has seen business-to-business marketing patterns grow and shift.
Live From MeritDirect: USPS Wants Quality over Quantity
White Plains, NY–After years of managing volume, the U.S. Postal Service wants to instead manage mail quality, according to Hamilton Davison, executive director of the American Catalog Mailers Association.
June Sales Roundup
As American consumers have no choice but to spend more of their income on food and gasoline, the lack of discretionary funds is starting to hit certain retailers hard. A look at June