Spiegel Lays Off 95 in Telesales
Downers Grove, IL–Fresh off a 17% November sales decrease, multititle mailer The Spiegel Group laid off 95 workers from its 4,000-employee telesales
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NBTY buys Knox supplements business
Nutritional supplements manufacturer/marketer NBTY agreed to buy the Knox NutraJoint and Knox for Nails supplements business from Kraft Foods for roughly
Google beta-testing catalog search site
Web search engine Google on Dec. 13 opened a beta site of its new catalog search engine, Catalogs.google.com to coincide with last-minute holiday shopping.
Deutsche Optik parent launches spin-off
In the market for a wristwatch from World War II? Then you
USPS, clerks union reach accord
The U.S. Postal Service and its largest union, the American Postal Workers Union, agreed on a three-year contract on Dec. 18 through binding arbitration.
Online spending jumped 91% in early December
Total online spending surged 91% during the first week of December compared to an average week in November, according to a report released Dec. 17 by
Survey: product information gathering top reason to browse on Web
A survey by the International Mass Retail Association (IMRA) shows that 54% of holiday shoppers turn to the Internet for to gather product information.
Sunbelt Sportswear looks for buyer
Sunbelt Sportswear is the latest mailer seeking to be sold. The $15 million women
More shoppers look to Web, catalogs this holiday
About 37% of U.S. consumers planned to do more shopping online and by catalog this holiday season than last year, according to a recent study by Market