Coldwater warns of 4Q loss; shares tumble 32%
Women’s apparel cataloger Coldwater Creek (Nasdaq: CWTR) said it would fall short of its third-quarter projections and warned of a fourth-quarter loss.
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November sales roundup
For most marketers, November sales figures can be summed up in one word: Ouch. For instance, sales at Downers Grove, IL-based The Spiegel Group (Nasdaq:
Financial report: Successories posts 3Q loss
Motivational products manufacturer/marketer Successories (Nasdaq: SCES) posted a net loss of $1.8 million for the quarter ended Nov. 3. A year earlier,
USPS roundup: Byrd seeks $875 million for agency, Bush names head of PRC
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) proposed on Dec. 4 a $875 million appropriation for the U.S. Postal Service from a defense appropriations bill working its way
Amazon.com buys assets of Egghead.com
Online behemoth Amazon.com has bought some assets of Egghead.com, the now-defunct online cataloger of software and computer products, according to wire
Movers and shakers
Delray Beach, FL-based cataloger/retailer Office Depot appointed Patricia B. Morrison executive vice president/chief information officer. Morrison was
UPS to cut fuel surcharge by 40%
United Parcel Service, which is due to raise its rates on Jan. 7, said on Dec. 4 that it plans to shift from its current 1.25% fuel surcharge to an index-based
Postal comings (and nongoings on)
President Bush on Nov. 30 announced that he plans to name Postal Rate Commission (PRC) vice chairman George Omas as chairman of the postal oversight body.