No More Bloomingdale’s By Mail
Thirty years after it launched the book to target affluent customers nationwide, Bloomingdale’s is discontinuing its Bloomingdale
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Yankee Candle Closes Illuminations Headquarters
Less than two years after Yankee Candle Co. acquired Illuminations in a $22 million cash deal, company officials have closed the Illuminations
Soft Surroundings to Open Two New Stores
Apparel, home d
Third Quarter Net Loss for Harry & David
Third quarter net sales at Harry & David Holdings dipped 5%, to $68.3 million for the 13 weeks ended March 29. Last year
Average Is Not Good Enough
You think you know your customers? Let
Database Marketing in Tough Times
Economic downturns are tough on everyone. But database marketers usually survive quite handily. How?
A Hot Segmentation Tool: The Channel Slicer
There are thousands of ways to segment a house file. But one of the best is to do it by channel. How did your customers come in
Financial Reports: Bluefly, Design Within Reach, Golfsmith, Systemax, Talbots
Bluefly, an online merchant of discounted designer apparel and decor, posted a 14% leap in first-quarter revenue, to $25.2 million from $22.1 million in 2007. But the company
April Sales Roundup
For April sales, our lineup of multichannel merchants shrank because Sharper Image Corp. and Jos. A. Bank Clothiers don
Bare Necessities Launches Catalog
Online intimate apparel merchant Bare Necessities has launched its first-ever print catalog, with an at-home date of May 14.