MCM Global 6-12-15

| Chris Intili

Chief Promo Marketer %%PLUGIN_WEB VERSION:1859651-View Web Version%% June 12, 2015 The Fate of Your Cross-Border Customer Could Hinge on Shipping Shipping matters big time to online consumers. And it matters … Continue Reading →

O+F Advisor 6-3-15

| Chris Intili

Chief Promo Marketer %%PLUGIN_WEB VERSION:1859651-View Web Version%% O+F Advisor Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics June 03, 2015 Michael Kors Breaking Ground on European Distribution Center The construction of a … Continue Reading →

MCM Tuesday 6-2-15

| Chris Intili

Chief Promo Marketer %%PLUGIN_WEB VERSION:1859651-View Web Version%% MCM TUESDAY News and Intelligence for the Multichannel Merchant June 02, 2015 It's Lights, Camera, Action at IRCE 2015 Multichannel Merchant will have … Continue Reading →

HighJump Acquires Ecommerce Platform Nexternal

| MCM Staff

Supply chain management solutions provider HighJump acquired cloud-based ecommerce platform firm Nexternal; HighJump merged with competitor Acellos in 2014.

Capmark Acquires Orchard Brands for $410 million

| Tim Parry

Orchard Brands Corp., a multichannel retailer of apparel and home products focused on serving women and men above the age of 50, announced on May 27 that the company has reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Capmark Financial Group Inc., which owns the Bluestem Brands catalog titles.

Geeknet Gets An Anonymous Bid

| Tim Parry

Two days after apparently agreeing to be acquired by Hot Topic, Geeknet, the parent company of ThinkGeek and ThinkGeek Solutions, has received a new bid.

MCM Thursday 5-28-15

| Chris Intili

Chief Promo Marketer %%PLUGIN_WEB VERSION:1859651-View Web Version%% MCM THURSDAY News and Intelligence for the Multichannel Merchant May 28, 2015 It's Lights, Camera, Action at IRCE 2015 Multichannel Merchant will have … Continue Reading →

Hot Topic Gets its ThinkGeek On

| Tim Parry

Pop culture apparel and novelties seller Hot Topic will acquire Geeknet, Inc., the parent company of online gizmos, gadgets and apparel seller ThinkGeek and ThinkGeek Solutions. Find out how much Hot Topic bought Geeknet for, and why the deal makes sense for both retailers.

The High Cost of Back Orders

| Curt Barry

While you may decide not to take back orders because of cost and hassle, consider what goes into those costs and how many sales you’re leaving on the table.