Mail-order sales continue to flourish, in part because companies can attract customers without incurring overhead costs such as retail space and related expenses. Specialty catalogers — particularly those that sell niche items like hand-made apparel, kitchen equipment, luxury items, and organic foods — have enjoyed considerable success. This article looks...
The author of this article says that there is no "store- front" in a mail-order operation, advertising becomes essential to a successful start-up. A mail-order operation does not receive enough publicity and does not achieve name recognition until it is a large and successful operation therefore the only exposure linking...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-30 September 2008-Turnover for Swedish retail trade up in August 2008C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Statistics Sweden, the Swedish state statistics agency, said on Tuesday (30 September) that turnover in total retail trade in August 2008 showed an increase of 2.9%, as compared with August 2007....
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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- Lifetime Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCUT), North America's leading resource for nationally branded kitchenware, tabletop and home decor products, today announced it will close all of its remaining 53 outlet retail stores. The stores being closed by Lifetime include 39 Pfaltzgraff[R] factory stores, 8 Farberware[R] outlet retail...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-4 September 2008-Neolane chosen by ConfettiC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Neolane, a provider of customer marketing and communication software solutions, announced on Wednesday (3 September) that Confetti, a UK wedding and special occasion web, retail and mail order business, has become its newest customer in the UK. ...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/06a9f2/retail_trade_in_au) has announced the addition of the "Retail Trade in Australia" report to their offering. The IBISWorld Retail Trade in Australia overview report is an in depth study containing statistics, trends, forecasts and competitor information. This overview report includes all units mainly...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-21 August 2008-Mansell Group acquires SevistaC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Mansell Group Inc, a provider of intelligent data driven marketing solutions, has reported that it has completed the acquisition of Sevista Technologies Inc, an e-mail communications and online marketing company. According to the Mansell Group, it...
Enhanced security driven by PCI DSS Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. and ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (http://www.vasco.com/), a leading software security company specializing in authentication products, and Encore Payment Systems, an electronic payments processing provider...
LONDON, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Geo Vision International Group Inc., (Pink Sheets: GVIT) announced today that it is negotiating acquiring: CLP Computer Office Supplies, Continuous Listing Paper Limited, a company registered in the United Kingdom, in a combination cash and stock transaction. CLP Computer & Office Supplies...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo is expanding its popular e-mail service to the desktop in a bid to help consumers manage their e-mail accounts when they aren't online. At a conference for developers in Portland, Ore., Zimbra, a Yahoo company, is set to release a beta version of Yahoo...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/12279a/premium_company_pr) has announced the addition of the "Premium Company Profile: Celesio AG" report to their offering. Celesio acquired around 90% stake in DocMorris in 2007. DocMorris is Europe's first mail order pharmacy. The company made this acquisition to strengthen...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) and its wholly owned subsidiary Staples Acquisition B.V. ("Staples Acquisition") and Corporate Express N.V. ("Corporate Express") jointly announce that Staples Acquisition has settled its offer ("Offer") for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares ("Ordinary Shares"), American depositary shares ("ADSs")...
Staples Back-to-School Survey Shows Value and Assortment as Top Priorities for Moms Shopping for Supplies This Year FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), the world's largest office products company and top retail destination for back to school, is making it easy for students and...
NEW YORK and EDMONTON, Canada -- CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading global commercial finance company, today announced that it arranged a $100 million senior secured credit facility to Rexall Sports Corporation to finance its acquisition of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League NHL....
Staples Rings the "First Bell" to Signify the Start of Great Deals on Core School Supplies FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Summer is here, and while teens are relaxing, parents are already thinking ahead to back to school. Unlike "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving that signifies...
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THE Controversial Dr Thom firm, which mailed an emergency morning after pill to our undercover reporter, is based in Central London, where the company runs a walk-in sex disease testing clinic. The company's internet business offers not only the morning after pill...
NEWS FACTS: Ethoca , the leader in collaborative fraud management , todayannounced that IMRG, the leading industry body for UK e-retailing, hasrecruited Ethoca to power its members in a collaborative fight againstfraud. Industry bodies such as TradingStandards Institute TSI --...
Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ: SCUR), aleading enterprise gateway security company, today announced that EOSPayment Solutions has selected the company's Secure Firewall (formerlyknown as Sidewinder®) to ensure comprehensive security and manageabilitywhile complying with the new Payment Card Industry PCI Data SecurityStandard DSS. "A solid argument for Secure Firewall...
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