Is It Time To Replace Your WMS? Early Warning Signs
Of course, a warehouse management system is a long-term investment. But in today
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Tech Sector Takes a Turn for the Better, Says Annual CIO Survey
Down in the dumps about the state of IT? Cheer up! While the high-tech sector may lack the pizzazz it once had, things are beginning to improve, according to CIO magazine
Longer-Term Logistical Limits in China
Even in the context of the amazingly long parade of Chinese history, the country
October Deliverability Hurt by Election Mailings
If your October sales were softer than expected, the glut of political mailings may be to blame. According to New City, NY-based mail tracking service U.S. Monitor, direct mail pieces in October took an average of 9.84 days to reach customers, compared with 8.65 days in October 2003.
Financial Reports: School Specialty, Collegiate Pacific
Fiscal second-quarter revenue for Greenville, WI-based School Specialty (Nasdaq: SCHS) rose 8%, to $361.5 million for the three months ended Oct. 23.
Laggards Lose Out in Transportation Management
If your company is still using spreadsheets and manual shipment aggregation as its transportation management system, it
Chef’s Catalog Sold
San Francisco-based private equity firm JH Partners acquired $75 million Chef’s Catalog from Dallas-based Neiman Marcus Group.
FedEx to Raise Rates Jan. 3
A week after United Parcel Service announced it would be raising rates on Jan. 3, fellow carrier Federal Express followed suit. Effective Jan. 3, Memphis-based FedEx will increase its published rates an average of 4.6%
Are You Ready, Kids, for a Nickelodeon Catalog?
Nickelodeon, the cable-television network that made an animated sponge a household name, has launched a print catalog featuring products and apparel highlighting the characters it made famous.
Net Income Falls at Excelligence
Lower sales in its elementary business and tighter margins in its early childhood division caused Monterey, CA-based Excelligence Learning Corp. (Nasdaq: LRNS) to report modest revenue growth for the quarter but lower earnings