Smart Thinking: Zany Brainy Buys Its Namesake Website
Educational toys marketer Zany Brainy was really using its noggin at the end of the past year: It decided to fully acquire its namesake Website business,
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Hire top warehouse talent, avoid e-fulfillment bloopers, ward off pesky hackersHeads Count The last thing you want to read is yet another study that talks
It’s February – Time for Parcel Rates to Rise
Just as the Jan. 7 postal rate hike was about to go into effect, parcel carriers United Parcel Service and Federal Express announced rate increases as
Staid Expectations
Most catalogers met or beat projections – but their sights were low to begin withConsidering that retail sales hit their lowest point in five years and
Felix Basks in Lighthouse Limelight
If you happened to be doing your holiday shopping in New York this past December, yes, that was actor Tony Randall in Lighthouse International’s midtown
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DID YOU KNOW? * Employees steal $20 billion – $40 billion worth of goods from work every year, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.* About 700,000
I.Bits: STARRY SITES
Restaurants have the Michelin guide. I.merchants have The @Plan Institute for Online Commerce E-Performance Report. Released quarterly, the report grants
Sears Canada Relaunches Eatons Catalog
Like Sears here in the States, Canadian department store Eatons stopped mailing its “big book” many years ago – 25 to be exact. But this past October,
List Watch: Dealing From a Card Deck
Card decks may prequalify prospects, but response rates can be as low as two in 1,000 When prospecting, catalogers often overlook card decks – bundles
I. Bits: FOOFOO, WE HARDLY KNEW YE
As this is the first issue of the new year, we decided to honor those companies featured in I.Merchant articles last year that did not survive long enough