No Exigent Postal Rate Case—For Now
Despite the financial crisis burdening the U.S. Postal Service, Postmaster General John Potter says there won
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Live From eTail: Home Depot is Ready to Embrace E-Commerce For Real
The Home Depot’s e-commerce site was not built in a day. And when Michael Cooper took over last year as the home improvement merchant’s vice president-specialty channels, he knew that rebuilding its e-commerce site would also take more than a day
Live From eTail: Alternative Payments Becoming Mainstream
Speaking at eTail on Tuesday, Brad Wolansky said even though Orvis had made a deal with the alternative payment service provider, he felt an association with Bill Me Later was sort of low-brow for the upscale outdoor apparel and home goods retailer
Rimm-Kaufman Remembered for Brilliance and Wit
Those who worked alongside and with Alan Rimm-Kaufman remembered the search marketing guru not only for his attentiveness, but for his brilliance and wit.
Alan Rimm-Kaufman Dead at 41
Alan Rimm-Kaufman, founder of online marketing firm The Rimm-Kaufman Group, died from Leukemia on July 18. He was 41.
Bare Necessities Launches Wacoal Spin-off
A year after launched its first-ever print catalog, intimate apparel merchant Bare Necessities has dropped a spin-off title of Wacoal bras and lingerie.
Domtar Dumps RISI Data
Paper company Domtar told its customers last month it will no longer provide forest industry research group RISI with information on Domtar
DHL to Move Hub Back to Cincinnati
DHL Express plans to move its U.S. hub operations for its international business to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in Erlanger, KY. The shipper
Will The “Pot”-ter Boil Over?
United States Postmaster General John E. Potter will be back on the hot seat Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Embroiled in a fiscal mess inside the U.S. Postal Service, Potter asked Congress in January to cut mail delivery from six days to five days a week. Now, after requesting that major cost-saving measure, Congress plans to question Potter about his own salary package.
Financial Reports: Henry Schein, Office Depot and PC Mall
Medical, dental, and veterinary supplier Henry Schein saw its fourth-quarter sales slip 7.5%, to $1.6 billion. For the fiscal year ended Dec. 27, the Melville, NY-based merchant