Timberland to Launch Catalog in November
After years of selling its footwear and apparel to retailers and in its own stores and Website, Timberland is launching a print catalog.
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Transactional Data: The Missing Ingredient in Your Retail Marketing Strategy
To acquire and retain customers, savvy retailers cannot simply say, “We have a nice product” or “We have lovely salespeople” or “We
Finding Geographic Hot Spots for Deeper Prospecting
Have you looked for geographic hot spots where you have pockets of buyers? If you can find geographic hot spots you can prospect deeper to these states, sectional center facilities (SCFs), or zip codes because they will respond profitably to marginal prospecting lists.
Broder Bros. Buys $40 Million Distributor
Imprintable sportswear distributor Broder Bros. announced Thursday it acquired
Office Depot Buys Controlling Interest in Chinese Firm
The $14.4 billion Office Depot announced Thursday that it acquired a controlling interest in AsiaEC, one of the largest dealers of office products and services in China
Sales Gain, Income Erosion for Neiman Marcus
Annual sales for Dallas-based cataloger/retailer The Neiman Marcus Group (NYSE: NMG.A), which mails the high-end Neiman Marcus and Horchow titles, increased 9%, to $4.1 billion
Conducting a Multichannel Creative Critique
When was the last time you critiqued your print catalog or considered the creative presentation of your Website? More important, do you typically consider
Shiny New Penney
Five years ago J.C. Penney was a stodgy, tired department store chain that also had a Website and mailed a general merchandise big book catalog. Fast-forward
Live from NEMOA: The End of the Big-Box Era?
Saratoga Springs, NY–Paco Underhill, founder/managing director of New York-based research and consulting firm Envirosell, knows a thing or two about shopping trends. His agency scours all points of the globe
Harry and David Holdings Ends Year Just Shy of $600 Million
For the fiscal year ended June 24, food and horticulture merchant Harry and David Holdings posted revenue of $598.2 million, up nearly 6%