Financial Reports: Guitar Center, REI
Fourth-quarter weakness at Musician’s Friend kept Guitar Center from posting larger gains, but at REI it was nothing but blue skies and solid growth
Cross Channel
The Three Goals of a Successful Strategic Meeting
Many high-tech firms experience an interesting phenomenon: Executives go to meetings to make a point. They don
4Q, Full-Year Sales Up At Brookstone
Fourth-quarter sales for Merrimack, NH-based tools and gadgets merchant Brookstone rose 13.3%, to $256 million, for the three months ended Dec. 30.
Mixed Results For J.C. Penney
Fourth-quarter direct (catalog and Internet) sales for Plano, TX-based general merchant J.C. Penney Co. sales decreased 1.2% for the period ended Feb. 3.
Financial Reports: Henry Schein, PC Mall
Both medical, dental, and veterinary supplier Henry Schein and computer reseller PC Mall can boast of year-over-year sales and income gains.
Financial Reports: United Stationers, Blair Corp.
Office supplier United Stationers ended fiscal 2006 with solid sales and income gains. Apparel and home goods Blair Corp., on the other hand, suffered some steep declines
Making the Mobile Optimization Call
No one can be sure that Apple’s rollout of the iPhone this June will make 2007 the watershed year for the mobile Internet and thus for mobile search.
Live from eTail: Picking, Choosing, and Prioritizing
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