Abacus Indicator

| MCM staff

According to the Abacus 2006 Multi-channel Annual Trend Report, sales trends continue to vary significantly by product category, ranging from increases of 75% to declines of 86%.

THE 411 on PLM

| MCM staff

Many merchants who have done quite well selling products manufactured by others are deciding to make some goods of their own. According to a study by

TIPS for home-party success

| MCM staff

The notion of having the opportunity to spend more time in front of prospective customers demonstrating the features and benefits of products and a variable

The Web keeps the party going

| Tim Parry

The Internet, which many thought would kill off the home-party channel, actually deserves some credit for saving the industry. E-commerce solutions offer

Business marketers booming

| Jim Tierney

For most of the business-to-business merchants and computer products marketers tracked by Multichannel Merchant, the third quarter reflected robust revenue