Global Retail Study Sounds Somber Note
What do Argentina, Hong Kong, Venezuela, and the United States have in common? According to a study from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu/Stores titled 2003 Global
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Opinion and Response
CATALOGS WE LOVE Even if you never grasped the basics of the Dewey Decimal System, you’ve got to love the Gaylord catalog of furniture and supplies for
Paper Update: Expect More Price Hikes
After January’s modest increase in paper prices, most mills in February proposed increasing the prices of lightweight coated (LWC) and supercalendered-A
Terno: Still Getting It Done
TERNOVELOCITY IS A SYSTEM to reckon with. This is a system that benefits greatly from the breadth and depth of its experience in the direct commerce field.
Sneaker Solution
IN THE FIERCELY COMPETITIVE, uncertain world of Internet liquidation, Overstock.com uses what COO James Hyde calls the sneaker solution to keep the warehouse
DHL to Acquire Airborne’s Ground Service for $1.05 Billion
DHL Worldwide Express and Airborne Inc. are making no bones about it; they are going after UPS and FedEx as a result of a definitive merger agreement
Panache Assets Set for Auction
The remaining assets of Panache, the now-defunct catalog of home-entertaining accoutrements, are scheduled to be auctioned on April 10. Founded in fall
PC Connection’s Koppel Steps Down
Kenneth Koppel, president of Merrimack, NH-based computer reseller PC Connection, has resigned for personal reasons. CEO Patricia Gallup will assume the
No Peace, No Profits
Aside from the fact that I really don’t like to shop, I made an extra effort to avoid the mall scene over the holidays, and I was not alone. Market research
Warehouses Woo Absent Workers
The Dec. 2002 issue of WERCwatch reports on warehouse employee attendance trends and ways to manage absenteeism. With the annual cost of absenteeism rising