Ship Out With a WMS
There are many imaginative ways to trim shipping costs: negotiating with carriers, taking advantage of low rates by tweaking container sizes and weights,
Shipping/Delivery
Super Service
What characteristics do merchants such as Ann Taylor, hpshopping, Petsmart, and Tower Records have in common? According to the e-tailing group inc.’s
Carrier Contracts
AS A SHIPPER IN 2005, you’re likely to be saddled with extra costs from carriers. Thanks to technology advances, carriers now bill for services they physically
Orion Telescopes Sold to Imaginova
Imaginova Corp., a New York-based marketer of astronomy products and science information, acquired manufacturer/marketer Orion Telescopes & Binoculars on Jan. 13.
The POS connection
When multichannel merchants add retail locations to their mix, one item topping their to-do lists is choosing a point-of-sale, or POS, system. This is
Value Pack
IF YOU ARE LOOKING for value-added packaging services, you probably know exactly what you mean, but who else does? There seem to be almost as many interpretations
Backed Up
The holidays are over, and the returns are flooding in. But there are ways to keep those periwinkle turtlenecks from choking your warehouse, says the
HELP DESK
The worldwide market for offshore IT services will grow from nearly $7 billion in revenue in 2003 to $17 billion by 2008, reports IDC.
Complex Problem
With so much emphasis on shaving inventory to the bone, having ready access to stock when it is needed is of paramount importance for merchants. Third-party
Alsto’s joins HSN catalog stable
Highland Park, IL-based Dick Blick Holdings wasn’t seeking to divest its Alsto’s catalog and Web business. But it nonetheless decided in November to sell