Movers and Shakers

| Ellen Hansen

Chestnut Hill, MA-based The Neiman Marcus Group has named president/chief operating officer Burton M. Tansky CEO. Previously he was chairman/CEO of Neiman

Coldwater Creek Lays Off 14

| MCM staff

Sandpoint, ID–Citing an ecomonic slowdown, apparel cataloger Coldwater Creek has laid off 14 workers in an effort to cut costs, according to wire reports.

Cooking.com Cuts Staff

| MCM staff

Santa Monica, CA–Cataloger/online marketer Cooking.com will cut 36 jobs–about 20% of its workforce–as part of a program to achieve profitability. The

Online Buying Slowed in January

| MCM staff

Reston, VA–PC Data’s Report on the top 20 Internet merchants shows that online buying activity was sluggish in January. The company’s ranking places