Pence Retakes Coldwater Top Spot

| Paul Miller

Dennis Pence, the founder of women’s apparel cataloger/retailer Coldwater Creek, reclaimed the CEO position in late September. He replaced Georgia Shonk-Simmons,

Lock, Dock, and Barrel

| MCM staff

The lockout of Pacific ports that the Pacific Maritime Association initiated during the last weekend in September underlined the rather downbeat tone

Paper Prices Creeping Up

| Shayn Ferriolo

The days of rock-bottom paper prices may be over. In early August, most of the major paper companies, including International Paper, Stora Enso North

Ticker Tapeworm

| MCM staff

Will the Sarbanes-Oxley Act signed on July 30 make a real difference to federal securities law? Yes, absolutely, says Bruce Beebe, editor of Directorship,

SHIP of TOOLS

| Ron Shamlaty

Any port may suffice in a storm, but a successful captain will avoid bad weather whenever possible and carry the necessary tools to keep everything sailing

On the Money

| Rama Ramaswami

Money has its uses, but some things are, well, priceless. Firmly in that category is Warehousing Salaries and Wages: 2002 Data, a brand-new report from

Bombay Tonic

| Mark Del Franco

Software supplies the fizz in home furnishings retailer Bombay Company’s distribution cocktail. Thanks to programs that allow better merchandise forecasting

Cycle Dynamics

| Barbara Arnn

What goes around comes around in the material handling business. Although material handling equipment manufacturing will decline 12%-14% in 2002, full-year