Merchandising 2.0
As much as we hear these days about Web 2.0, e-commerce isn’t the only facet of multichannel marketing to advance. The best retailers are taking their merchandising strategies to new and higher levels
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Paginating with Punch
We all know that merchandise is king in the catalog world. But we sometimes need a reminder that how and where we place product in a book is every bit
Stellar second quarter
Nearly all of the business-to-business and computer marketers tracked by Multichannel Merchant turned in superb performances during the second quarter.
Sears stores find a fit for Lands’ End
Sears Holdings Corp. has taken a lot of heat during the past five years for the way it’s handled the integration of the Lands’ End apparel catalog brand. But the retailer seems to have found a strategy that works: the store-within-a-store.
Reaping revenue from roving holidays
Are you counting the days until Christmas? You should be consumer merchants this year receive an early in the form of an additional selling day. In 2006
Pets United goes after new animal
First it was dogs and horses. Then it was fish and ferrets. Now Pets United is setting its sights on sites outside the pet industry by acquiring URLs
Home, sweet home merchants
There’s no place like the home market, or multichannel purveyors of furnishings, linens, floor and window coverings, tableware, and kitchen items. The
Redcats USA acquires United Retail Group
Could Redcats USA be contemplating retail? The multititle cataloger announced on Sept. 11 it bought plus-size women’s apparel retailer United Retail Group for $198.9 million, or $13.70 per share in cash.
HD Supply a discounted done deal
As further proof that the dismal housing market is putting a crimp in the catalog/retail industry, Home Depot in late August finally sold its business-to-business division to three private equity firms
Straight-on e-mail
The Lenox Group was hardly what you’d call database-poor. It had one for its catalog, another for its stores, and still another file for its e-mail addresses.