Paying the price for J. Jill
When Talbots Bought J. Jill Three Years Ago, it was no secret that industry watchers felt the women’s apparel merchant had way overpaid. Financial experts
Ecommerce
Notable deals of the past 12 months
JUNE 2008 Provide Commerce acquired gifts cataloger Red Envelope in a bankruptcy auction. Staples acquired fellow office supplies distributor Corporate
New vs. nu?
This shouldn’t be an iconoclastic suggestion: Catalogs that lean on the same old clichs not only don’t reflect the most aggressive and most competitive
Making web widgets accessible
To Provide Rich Interaction Within a Small Footprint, Web widgets are Frequently Driven By Ajax, the coding language that makes the advanced, highly responsive
Spring Hill Applies SPF
A Multichannel Merchant Staffer Recently Ordered Some Plants from Spring Hill Nursery. When the order arrived, her husband unpacked the plants and found
Who owns what
Many of the MCM 100 are Multititle Mailers. Here’s a Guide to Who Owns What: 1-800-FLOWERS.COM includes 1-800-Flowers.com, Ambrosia, Cheryl & Co., Fannie
Developing concepts that stick
No doubt you’ve seen the business book Made To Stick by the Heath brothers, thanks largely to its can’t-miss bright orange cover and duct tape. Or you
MCM 100 2009: Here They Are
The Big Did Get Bigger in 2008, but solid growth or any growth was hardly a sure thing. Many companies on the Multichannel Merchant 100 list this year
The ways and means of widgets
What makes a good widget? Like the creations from the 1980s TV series hero MacGyver, the best widgets are compelling inventions strung together ingeniously
Promoting Your Widget
The Promotion of Your Widget is Just as Important as its Design and Development. If You’re Releasing a Widget to the Wild, Be Sure To: Create a dedicated