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New York-based Redcats USA announced on Jan. 18 that it has launched Intimate Promise, a catalog selling plus-size lingerie, sleepwear, and swimsuits.

New York–Midsize merchants can still successfully compete with discount superchains such as Wal-Mart, Target, and Costco. According to Sherif Mityas, vice president of Plano, TX-based A.T. Kearney

New York–

New York–How is e-commerce like a toddler? In comparing the growth of e-commerce to that of her young son, Forrester Research principal analyst Carrie Johnson said that while both needed constant attention in their infancy, they

North Adams, MA-based global goods cataloger Eziba temporarily suspended operations this week and is now up for sale. The move came several months after a computer error sent tens of thousands of fall catalogs to the wrong addresses,

The continuing effectiveness of e-mail as a marketing tool depends on the establishment of true permission-based e-mail lists, says Jay Schwedelson, corporate vice president for Boca Raton, FL-based list services provider Worldata. To that end, he offers the following suggestions:

When looking at that big stack of merge/purge reports, it can be tempting to file them away or maybe even toss them, says Don Buck, president of Milwaukee-based consultancy Buck Marketing. Think again. The volume of information that can be extracted from your merge/purge reports about your lists, your customers, and potential customers is invaluable.

New York–With corporate scandals and bankruptcies rampant, it

Financial reports 1-800-Flowers.com, Tiffany, Williams-Sonoma

A new year, a new acquisition for Melville NY-based Henry Schein, a manufacturer/marketer of medical, dental and veterinary supplies and equipment.