The Cybercritic: Chef Direct

| MCM staff

Reviewed Jan. 3, 2 p.m., Explorer 5.0 (www.chefdirect.com) Chef Direct promises Wholesale prices direct to you! but the site needs to deliver a little

Topless Towers

| MCM staff

Now that President Bush has made it OK to mention matters of faith in public, maybe it’s time to sermonize a bit and denounce pride. Medieval Christian

To Catch a Thief

| Martin Dolphin

Alarming statistics abound on the prevalence of security breaches. A survey released in 2000 by the Computer Security Institute (CSI) and the FBI reveals

MANY (unhappy) RETURNS

| MCM staff

Ever think trying to return something to an online retailer is just not worth the trouble? You’re not alone. In a recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers,

Good & Plenty

| MCM staff

When you’re angling for a bigger piece of the pie, it’s just plain frustrating when the plate is out of reach. But when the product you need is missing from its pick slot, it’s a recipe for DC disaster.

Puttin’ On the Ritz

| David Pluviose

You may not be running a five-star restaurant, but you’re no less subject to customer service imperatives than the toniest of matre d’s. In today’s competitive

Penney Names Two Catalog Execs

| MCM staff

Plano, TX–Former Spiegel president/CEO John Irvin has been named senior vice president/president of catalog and Internet for J.C. Penney, effective Feb.

NCOF

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National Conference on Operations and Fulfillment

NCOF

| MCM staff

National Conference on Operations and Fulfillment