Spotlight on NCOF
Welcome to our continuing series highlighting the speakers of the National Conference on Operations & Fulfillment, which Multichannel Merchant co-sponsors
News
HD Supply a discounted done deal
As further proof that the dismal housing market is putting a crimp in the catalog/retail industry, Home Depot in late August finally sold its business-to-business division to three private equity firms
Thermo Fisher Scientific buys Davis Inotek Instruments
Business-to-businesses industrial products manufacturer/marketer Thermo Fisher Scientific announced Sept. 5 it has acquired the $30 million instrument sales business of Davis Inotek Instruments.
Boden books make the news
U.K.-based Boden is continuing its own British invasion on the U.S. catalog market. The apparel merchant, which has been mailing into the States since
More pickup for price hikes
Unlike the current housing market of high inventory and falling prices, paper supply is going down and prices are heading up. Several mill closures and reduced demand are two key reasons why the cost of paper is escalating.
Back Word
Get ready for Beaney World L.L. Bean’s flagship store has long been the biggest draw in Freeport, ME perhaps because it’s been open 24 hours a day, seven
Movers & shakers
Online furnishings retailer Home Decor Products has named Jon Bernstein CEO. Edison, NJ-based Home Decor Products includes the HomeClick.com, ChefsCorner.com,
Stellar second quarter
Nearly all of the business-to-business and computer marketers tracked by Multichannel Merchant turned in superb performances during the second quarter.
Home, sweet home merchants
There’s no place like the home market, or multichannel purveyors of furnishings, linens, floor and window coverings, tableware, and kitchen items. The
Pets United goes after new animal
First it was dogs and horses. Then it was fish and ferrets. Now Pets United is setting its sights on sites outside the pet industry by acquiring URLs