Prioritizing your tech spend
Most catalog/Internet companies are looking for opportunities to reduce expenses across the enterprise given the current economy, they’d be crazy not
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Gardens Alive! Revives the Paragon
The Industry had a Dose of Good News when it was reported last month that Gardens Alive! had purchased gifts cataloger The Paragon, which had closed when
A Paragon of decency
It’s certainly been quite a year. As business conditions went from bad to worse, the size and scope of the multichannel merchant firms running into serious
IT Spending Priorities
When the economy is way down, catalog/Internet companies may be tempted to suspend all IT investments until business picks up again.
Lab Safety Operations to Merge With Grainger’s
Industrial safety supplies distributor Lab Safety Supply will combine its warehouse/fulfillment and back office operations with those of its parent company, facilities maintenance supplies distributor W.W. Grainger.
Replacements, Ltd. Expanding to Mega DC
Seeking to consolidate its warehouse operations into one centralized facility, Replacements, Ltd., which sells replacement pieces for china, crystal, silver, contemporary and collectible tabletop sets, is adding 500,000 sq. ft. to its main distribution center in Greensboro, NC.
Former Paragon CEO Helps Reopen Its RI DC
Some Rhode Island residents consider fixing up their beach house as a summer project. Steve Rowley brought a shuttered 132,000 sq.-ft. distribution center in Westerly, RI, back to life.
Long Tall Sally Leaps Across the Pond
Long Tall Sally is Taking a Big Step. The U.K.-based multichannel merchant of apparel for tall women just dropped its first U.S. catalog. The company
Make it your own: The basics of product development
What’s the biggest problem in merchandising today? Everybody is offering the same products to the extent that catalogs, Websites even stores look the
A look at shipping processing systems
Up until about eight years ago, most of Harvey Software’s customers were manufacturers, freight forwarders, or other large shippers. Today, the shipping