The Federal Trade Commission is currently investigating a plan by the Vitamin Shoppe to acquire Super Supplements, Inc. Although no reason was given in the press release as to why the investigation is being conducted, the Vitamin Shoppe says both companies are complying with the FTC and that the penned acquisition date has been moved to March 1, 2013.
As part of this transaction, TJX acquired Sierra Trading Post
Oracle Corp has agreed to acquire Eloqua, Inc., a maker of marketing automation software, for approximately $871 million. The Eloqua deal builds upon Oracle’s previous acquisitions of Vitrue and RightNow.
While various shipping options such as same-day delivery and in-store pickup are becoming common place for many retailers, the concepts are beginning to change the way consumers shop. Here are a few tips from Shop.org on how to master your fulfillment options to best meet your customers needs.
Intermec, a provider of data capture and information management solutions, announced that an agreement is in the works in which technology and manufacturing firm Honeywell International will acquire Intermec for $600 million. The deal is expected to go through by the end of the second quarter 2013.
In order to keep customer retention, retailers need to focus on customer satisfaction. As retailers become more global, it
Is your marketing campaign focusing solely on dollars spent versus dollars earned? If so, you could be leaving out a very important part of your business plan: the customer lifetime value. Here are a few tips on how crosschannel merchants are putting the lifetime value to work.
B2B merchant Baudville, which specializes in employee recognition products, has acquired a majority stake in hi5 Recognition
The Circuit City name is slowly fading away. Parent company Systemax announced that Circuit City will merge with TigerDirect.com by Dec. 31 and become part of the latter’s ecommerce website.