Amazon Acquires Kiva Systems

| Jim Tierney

Online behemoth Amazon acquired Kiva Systems for $775 million in cash — a deal which could see robotic technology playing a larger role in the company

Catalog Critique: Making the Most of QR Codes

| MCM staff

Almost every marketer introduced a QR code, or at least toyed with the idea, in 2011. But have these two-dimensional Quick Response codes really moved the needle in terms of customer engage

Six Items to Consider When Analyzing Prior Season

| Geoff Wolf

We all know that consumer behavior is changing rapidly. Yet, when reviewing their prior season, many merchants continue to look at the same metrics year after year. In addition, merchants look at these metrics the exact same way every year.

Galls Merges with Quartermaster

| Jim Tierney

Galls, a b-to-b merchant of public safety equipment, has merged with Quartermaster, a specialty distributor of public safety products. Though Gall

United Retail Group Files for Chapter 11

| Jim Tierney

Under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, United Retail Group has entered into an asset purchase agreement with private equity firm Versa Capital Management. Versa Capital will serve as the stalking horse bidder during the court-supervised auction of the business.

New York Giants Email Marketing is Not Clicking

| Tim Parry

The New York Giants are in Super Bowl XLVI because its offense, defense and special teams are clicking at the right time of the season. But I have a feeling Giants fans

A Brief Guide to OMS Mergers and Acquisitions

| Ernie Schell

Coordinating this is a tall order. It is not surprising that software vendors in the OMS field either acquire other related vendors to make it easier to manage and support their solutions, or are acquired by other companies who value some or all of what the acquired company can provide.