December Sales Round-Up
It was a holly, jolly Christmas for many, as most of the publicly traded catalog/retailers tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT posted strong double-digit sales increases for December.
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Strong Quarter for MSC Industrial Direct
Maintenance repair and operations (MRO) supplier MSC Industrial Direct is off to a good start for the year: For its first quarter of fiscal 2006, which ended Nov. 26, the Melville, NY-based MSC
Barnes & Noble Increases Online Sales 1%
Sales from online bookseller Barnes & Noble.com increased 1% to $106.1 million for the nine-week period ended Dec. 31.
Harbour Group Adds Late Great Chevy to Its Fleet
St. Louis-based Harbour Group Industries has added another auto parts merchant to its fleet: Late Great Chevy of Orlando, FL.
Resolution #1: Identify—and Act On–Your Unique Business Strategy
Are you sick and tired of losing your market share to more and more competitors? Is it time you made a resolution to gain some of it back? This could be your year–if you
Room for Improvement in Online Customer Satisfaction
Online sales during the holiday rose nearly 25%, according to estimates, but consumer satisfaction hasn
TALES FROM THE FRONT
Misfire gets our Irish up A Multichannel Merchant staffer recently received an unsolicited copy of Blue & Gold Traditions, a catalog of licensed merchandise
Let sleeping dogs lie
Ever thumb through a catalog, see a great photo, and wonder, How did they get that shot? We did especially when it comes to photographing animals, so