Google’s New Search: Universal, and Far from Remote

| Brian Quinton

(Searchline) Google’s made a major change in the way it displays its general search results. And while the impact may at first be small, the significance of that change will grow over time and eventually ripple through the very concept of optimizing Web pages for search.

Financial Reports: Williams-Sonoma, Coldwater Creek

| MCM staff

Williams-Sonoma Earnings Down 21% Although first-quarter revenue rose nearly 3% at San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma, net earnings fell 21%. For the 13 weeks ended April 29, the home decor and kitchenware merchant netted $18.2 million on sales of …

Co-op Databases Step Up Modeling

| Jim Coogan

The co-operative databases have sharpened up their modeling with a new generation of models for catalogers. New modeling initiatives from the co-ops are capable of producing better response and bigger list universes for catalogers.

Sun Capital Swings for Edwin Watts

| MCM staff

With an eye toward building a greater presence in the golf market, an affiliate company of private equity firm Sun Capital Partners acquired Edwin Watts Golf Shops on May 25.