Best Practices in the Worst of Times
Statistics and forecasts are all very well, but you want to know what your peers are really doing to keep their operations afloat in straitened economic
Channel Integration
Three Ways to Go From Bricks to Clicks
It’s the rare merchant these days who doesn’t sell through multiple channels, but the process of coordinating those channels particularly off-line and
CRM at the crossroads
The good news is, it’s February! OK, that may not seem like much, but think of it: This means you’ve survived the Big Holiday Shopping Season (such as
New Jewel in Sears’s Catalog Crown
Just three months after acquiring catalog powerhouse Lands’ End, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. spun off a catalog of its own. In September the department store
Supply + Demand
The newfound glamour of supply chain management extends to retail technology as well. In a recent benchmark study titled Global CIO Outlook for Retail
Sears launches jewelry catalog
Just three months after acquiring catalog powerhouse Lands
Independent, Bundled, or Coupled?
With e-commerce playing such a vital role in catalogers’ marketing mix, the methods used to manage Websites are now critical business issues. No strategic
Financial reports: Sport Supply Group, Mobility Electronics
Sport Supply Group posts operating income Sporting goods equipment supplier Sport Supply Group (OTCBB: SSPY) suffered a 4% decline in second-quarter net
Five Aces
Business is no game, and it’s too important an activity to leave the results to chance. An ace in the hole is hardly cheating; instead, it’s a reserve
Fast Forward
We won’t be talking about e-business next year, declares Gartner analyst Jeff Roster. Huh? We knew dot-coms were dying, but have they gone forever? Take