PC Connection, Red Envelope Warn on Resultss
Merrimack, NH-based computer reseller PC Connection (Nasdaq: PCCC) and San Francisco-based gifts cataloger Red Envelope (Nasdaq: REDE) downgraded their fiscal guidance this week.
Warehouse
HISTORY LESSON
THE STATISTICS seem to bear out the headlines. Capital spending has increased after two years of recession, and companies up and down the supply chain
Culture Clash
With nearly 7.8 million Hispanic workers employed in the U.S. not to mention millions more from Asia, Africa, and other overseas locales there’s a good
Global Conquest
GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL of Port Washington, NY (a division of Systemax Inc.), is a leading provider of industrial equipment. In business for half a century,
Customer Service
DR. JON ANTONDirector, Benchmark ResearchCCDQ, Purdue University We all have our own stories of customer service nightmares. Our favorite is the time
Weights and Measures
A SPEAKER AT A RECENT CONFERENCE described a benchmarking survey that his research firm had sent to leading retailers. At over 75 pages in length, and
MORTAL COMBAT
Infighting, bad-mouthing, and office politics typically add 40% to 70% to the level of effort required to carry out any given task, reports CLM.
Win the Best Freight Rates
That carriers’ shipping rates will go up every year is almost as inevitable as the proverbial death and taxes. This year, though, companies aren’t just
India Inc.
There’s no rubbing out India’s growing presence in international business. The country’s dominance in business process outsourcing is spreading far beyond
Distributors Lukewarm on IT
The mood of distribution industry executives facing this year’s IT challenges can perhaps best be described as waning optimism, judging by Forrester Research