Sierra Trading gets rich media
After adding rich media, including dynamic zoom, resizing, and color swatching capabilities, to its Website this year, discount apparel, home goods, and
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Multimedia Contact Centers Face Major Challenges, Study Finds
We take it for granted that multichannel operations have changed retailing in ways we couldn
Firms Weary in Wilma’s Wake
As the first wave of relief supplies arrived in South Florida, merchants and
service firms in the area were coping with the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane
Wilma.
Financial Reports: Cabela’s, J. Jill
Despite increases in third-quarter sales, both outdoor sporting goods merchant Cabela’s and women’s apparel catalog/retailer J. Jill saw disappointing bottom lines.
Holiday Forecast: A Tale of Three Surveys
Will high home-heating costs lead to lower-than-hoped-for holiday spending? Not according to a new survey from The Macerich Co. Conducted for the real-estate investment trust by August Partners, the survey reports that U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $955 on holiday-related purchases, up 6.3%
The Holiday Promo Wars Begin: Bean Announces Free S&H
In what some in the industry consider a bold move, L.L.Bean is already offering free shipping and handling for the upcoming holiday shopping season, regardless of the size of the order.
Financial Reports: Office Max, Guitar Center
Office Max sees red–ink, that is–while Guitar Center plays a happy tune.
Post-Acquisition, Pfaltzgraff Broadens Its Reach
Now that the integration of $46.4 million Pfaltzgraff Co. into its new parent company, Lifetime Brands Corp., is nearly complete, it is renewing its efforts to attract more younger buyers,