Charming Shoppes announces cutbacks
Multichannel specialty apparel retailer Charming Shoppes Inc. has eliminated 200 full-time positions and plans to decrease spending in…
OgilvyOne chosen by Sears to be its DM, CRM agency
Sears Holdings Corp. has handed OgilvyOne a tall order, naming the firm its direct marketing and CRM agency…
Lord & Taylor parent to acquire Fortunoff
Multichannel jewelry and home furnishings merchant Fortunoff has filed for bankruptcy and agreed to be acquired by NRDC…
As income slows, Harte-Hanks turns to digital growth
Harte-Hanks Inc. has reporteda 2007 net income of $92.6 million — a 17.1% decrease from the 2006 figure…
Retailers beset by cutbacks
Since the new year rang in just five weeks ago, a parade of multichannel merchants have announced staff…
Hoover’s launches b-to-b social networking service
Online business content provider Hoover’s Inc. has launched a social networking service for the professional market that identifies…
Eddie Bauer cuts corporate staff by 16%
Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. has cut 16% of its corporate staff in a reorganization that has eliminated 123…
Dell to close shopping mall kiosks
Dell is closing its 140 retail kiosks inside US shopping malls as the company continues to embrace a…
HP buys Exstream Software, focuses on VDP potential
Variable-data printing and one-to-one marketing haven’t been exploited to their full potential, according to Hewlett-Packard, which has signed…
Quebecor receives creditor protection
A Quebec Superior Court justice last Monday approved a motion to place commercial printer Quebecor World under Companies’…