Samsung uses ‘Mr. Samsung’ to increase consumer interaction on retail sites
Samsung, conducting a test for more than six months on BestBuy.com, found that it could increasingly interact with…
Target eliminates 85 marketing jobs
Target has eliminated 85 positions as part of a reorganization of its marketing department. The company said in a…
Kohl’s ups holiday season commitment to digital, direct mail
Kohl’s Department Stores will increase its investment in digital media by 25% this holiday season. The chain will also…
GSI Commerce acquires private sale site RueLaLa.com
E-commerce services provider GSI Commerce Inc. has agreed to acquire Retail Convergence, operator of private sale e-commerce site RueLaLa.com,…
InfoGroup merges nonprofit businesses into one unit
InfoGroup will combine its nonprofit-focused units into one direct marketing services provider, called InfoGroup Nonprofit, next month. The company…
Harte-Hanks opens US Mason Zimbler office in Austin
Direct marketing services provider Harte-Hanks has opened a US office for business-to-business technology subsidiary agency Mason Zimbler. The…
Layaway returns to retailers — on the Web
Add Toys “R” Us to the list of retailers that recently introduced or reintroduced in-store layaway — a…
Amazon Payments extended to non-profits
Amazon.com has expanded its Amazon Payments solution to nonprofits, allowing consumers to make donations to participating groups using their…
After dispute, eFashionSolutions to continue to manage Playboy’s online business
Playboy Enterprises and e-commerce and catalog service provider eFashionSolutions have settled a dispute over the operation of Playboy’s e-commerce and…
Hello, old friend
Like most Americans, there has been something missing from my mailbox for months now – countless credit card solicitations.…