Postal Governor Vote on Rate Case Expected Next Week
The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors (BOG) won’t vote this week on the
Postal Regulatory Commission’s recommendations regarding the pending rate
case,
Marketing
February Sales Roundup
For the most part, February warmed up for the publicly traded companies
tracked by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT. But, some companies, like Sharper Image, suffered a chill.
Financial Reports: Coldwater Creek, Urban Outfitters, Neiman Marcus, and More
Fourth-quarter direct sales at Sandpoint, ID-based women
Financial Reports: Talbots, Chico’s
For multibrand apparel cataloger/retailers Talbots and Chico’s, year-over-year sales increases weren’t enough to prevent a slide in income
Just About Everything You Need to Know Barcode Printer/Applicators
To comment how automated data collection (ADC) has made inventory and material tracking incredibly more efficient would be preaching to the converted. But now that things in the warehouse are moving so smoothly, have you noticed an area where the barcoding process bogs down?
Developing a Basic Loyalty Strategy
Because customer loyalty tends to lead to retention and advocacy, it
PetSmart Exiting Equine Biz
Pet products merchant PetSmart is exploring strategic opportunities for its State Line Tack direct business.
Show Me The Data: Put A Freshness Date On Your File
Data never dies; customer records and angry blogs alike will exist on some medium somewhere for a long time. But customer data does age beyond usefulness very quickly. I was involved in an attempt to recover a form of intellectual property recently, a defunct business
Can Joining a Co-op Database Actually Hurt Response and Loyalty?
We recently set out to quantify the impact on one of our client
Four Ways to Grow Your E-mail List: Get Offline Customers to Go Online
How much does it cost to acquire a new customer? Whether it’s $5 or $500, expanding your relationship with an existing customer is always more profitable than acquiring a new one (although maybe not as exciting as running a sexy TV campaign or whatever you do to attract business).