The Experience Equation
Do you remember the last time you really enjoyed an in-store shopping experience? Most likely the store sold items that held your interest, fulfilled
Channel Integration
Big Deal: Eddie Bauer and Golden Gate
Golden Gate Capital and Sun Capital on Nov. 13 agreed to buy $1.75 billion cataloger/retailer Eddie Bauer for $614 million
Sometimes a fantasy
How would you like to be the person responsible for finding the fantasy gifts that appear in the annual Neiman Marcus Christmas Book? It may sound fun,
FORWARD MARCH
The end of the year is often a time for reflection. But rather than rehash the past, we decided to reflect on the future. Executives from a quartet of
Double the deals
Sixteen mergers and acquisitions took place during the third quarter, double the number of transactions that occurred during the third quarter of last
Critical issues and trends
At first glance, the financial picture for the respondents to Multichannel Merchant’s Benchmark Survey on Critical Issues and Trends looks rosy. Seventy-one
R.R. Donnelley’s DOMINATION
The Oct. 31 announcement that printer R.R. Donnelley & Sons had agreed to acquire competitor Banta Corp. had some industry watchers unsure whether to
November Sales Roundup
With Christmas just around the corner, most of the six publicly traded companies tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT performed well in November
Financial Reports: Restoration Hardware, Tiffany, Chico’s
Cataloger/retailers Restoration Hardware, Tiffany & Co., and Chico’s can all boast of third-quarter top-line growth. But only one of the merchants managed to improve its bottom line over the same period
MCM Awards Testimonials
“After 20-plus years serving tree care workers, we felt it was time to turn the general public on to the proven, safe, and truly recreational aspect of climbing mature trees. … Continue Reading →