Silhouettes Has The Look
Silhouettes, a cataloger of plus-size women
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Johnny’s Plants An ESOP
For Rob Johnston, who has co-owned Winslow, ME-based seed cataloger Johnny
Scrapbooking Site Considering Catalogs
Scrapbooking, the art of preserving photos, articles and other memorabilia in special scrapbooks, has gone from a quaint hobby to a nearly $7 billion industry, according to the Crafts and Hobby Association (CHA).
First-Quarter Sales Up 3% for Office Depot
Total sales for Delray Beach, FL-based Office Depot increased 3%, to $3.8 billion, for the first quarter ended April 1.
Behold the Batch Cart
Batch picking is an efficient picking method that doesn’t require expensive technology.
Cross-Docking: Bypassing Storage
Cross-docking reduces inventory carrying costs, transportation costs, and costs associated with order fulfillment and material handling.
How Well Are You Serving Your Customers?
initial customer order fill rate (ICOFR) rated best in measuring customer service.
Reader’s Digest American Made: Not for Patriots Only
Every now and then, a catalog marketer will try to buck the conventional wisdom
Financial Reports: J. Crew, Excelligence, CDW
A happy end of the fiscal year for apparel cataloger/retailer J. Crew and educational products manufacturer/marketer Excelligence, and a strong start to 2006 by computer reseller CDW
Falling Short on Service Levels
Multichannel merchants can still improve service levels.