Talking Heads

| MCM staff

I believe the future of the catalog industry is straight up I think it will continue to grow. There is no question that the Web has enhanced the catalog

SAME OLD SHIP

| MCM staff

MuseumCompany offered a money-back guarantee for on-time delivery One retailer has only one shipping flavor, vanilla Despite rampaging technology, getting

A Rose Is a Rose

| Ernie Schell

Most new technology firms have trouble stating what they do The technology marketplace is rife with weeds posing as exotic flora. Razor-edged grasses

Fond Farewells

| Linda Water Nelson

You can’t solve the problem by using the prayer routine until everything goes bad Have a plan in place for how the workload will be divided among remaining

Last Tangle in Paris

| Jeff Siegel

If you’re fulfilling orders from outside the U.S., you’re in for the trip of a lifetime. Pack this guide to dealing with the snarls of red tape, exorbitant

MIX MASTER

| MCM staff

In addition to its 970,000-sq.-ft. distribution center, the Cornerstone facility includes a 350-seat call center and a 65,000-sq.-ft. retail store By

PC Mall in the Black

| MCM staff

Torrance, CA–Computer reseller PC Mall (Nasdaq: MALL) reported consolidated net income for the quarter ended June 30 of $600,000, a $4 million swing

SPLIT PERSONALITY

| MCM staff

An automated e-mail response costs about 25 cents per incident, compared to $1 for knowledge-based self-service, $6 for interactive voice response, $8