Direct Sales Up 12% at J. Crew
New York-based apparel cataloger/retailer J. Crew had plenty of good news to report from its first quarter ended April 29.
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Lillian: In or Out?
Following the May 30 announcement that investment firm Sun Capital Partners had bought gifts and housewares cataloger Lillian Vernon Corp. from Direct Holdings Worldwide, there have been conflicting media reports about the fate of founder Lillian Vernon.
UPS Upgrades International Shipping Tool
UPS has enhanced its TradeAbility trade management tool—which provides international shippers with the ability to better manage the customs clearance processes for packages-to automatically alert shippers if they
A New OMS Model: Software as a Service
Technology has radically changed the options that are open to multichannel companies as they look at acquiring new OMS functionality. Literally hundreds of companies now use SAAS and ASPs; they have become comfortable with giving up control of the IT management and environment.
Why Automate my Operation?
For any manufacturing company, automation means a series of repetitive tasks used for the assembly of products. Warehousing facilities look at automation as some or all of the steps used to move and store items. Even if we agree on these definitions, what are the barriers, those
Incentive Pay in the Warehouse
Want to achieve better efficiencies in your distribution center? You might try offering performance incentives. A recent survey by Dedham, MA-based consultancy ARC Advisory Group noted that incentive programs in the warehouse have yielded striking gains in productivity.
Sigma Micro to Acquire Quark Commerce
Indianapolis-based software provider Sigma Micro agreed to acquire the intellectual property of Quark Commerce software from Denver-based Quark.
School Specialty Posts a 4Q Loss
While multititle educational products cataloger School Specialty posted record sales for fiscal 2006, the Greenville, WI-based company recorded a loss for the fourth quarter.
International Paper to Sell Coated, SC Papers Business
What had been rumored for several months
May Sales Roundup
The Sharper Image Corp. continued its sales slide for May, but the month was a bit brighter for the other publicly traded companies tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT.