Bombay Tonic
Software supplies the fizz in home furnishings retailer Bombay Company’s distribution cocktail. Thanks to programs that allow better merchandise forecasting
Operations & Fulfillment
Doing the Time Warp
Book buyers may be partying like it’s 1999, but is Buy.com’s free shipping policy a good idea? You can’t download dog food. If we learned nothing else
Pampered Pallets
If you are looking for pallet technology to pump up your pick-and-pack warehouse operations, check out Swisslog North America’s new pallet handling systems
The House of Mirth
The more the merrier, they say, and it couldn’t be more true than in the retail business the more sales channels you have, the more profitable you’re
Alloy acquires Youthstream Media Networks
Teen apparel cataloger Alloy has acquired “substantially all” of the assets of Youthstream Media Networks for $7 million. Those assets include more than
Attic Treasures
When Smithsonian Business Ventures sent out RFPs to outsource its catalog and online fulfillment last year, the competition was so fierce that the final
Navigating NCOF
This year’s National Conference on Operations and Fulfillment (NCOF) was held at the Opryland Resort and Conference Center in Nashville, TN, April 28-May
opinion & response
Newbie Gives His Props We just started receiving Catalog Age, and I have to tell you that it’s the most comprehensive magazine serving the retail, Internet,
Fast Forward
We won’t be talking about e-business next year, declares Gartner analyst Jeff Roster. Huh? We knew dot-coms were dying, but have they gone forever? Take
Climate Control
Robert Angstadt remembers the old days. The faxes containing orders would stack up at the West Coast warehouse, waiting for a clerk to come in at 9 a.m.