TGI Friday’s revamps ‘Give Me More Stripes’ rewards
TGI Friday’s relaunched its “Give Me More Stripes” loyalty program on March 29. The revamped program allows consumers…
Merkle buys search marketing firm Impaqt
Merkle, a customer relationship marketing agency, has acquired search marketing firm Impaqt. The acquisition, completed March 25, will…
EBay to acquire GSI Commerce
EBay has agreed to acquire e-commerce and interactive marketing services provider GSI Commerce for approximately $2.4 billion, the…
LL Bean launches free shipping for US, Canadian orders
LL Bean introduced free standard shipping without a minimum purchase amount to all US and Canadian addresses on…
Walgreens acquires Drugstore.com
Walgreens has agreed to acquire online pharmacy retailer Drugstore.com for $409 million, the drug store chain said March…
RR Donnelley buys Journalism Online
RR Donnelley & Sons has acquired Journalism Online, a Web-based publishing service, the companies said March 24. The…
Q&A: Martha Bush, SVP of strategy and marketing, Sigma Marketing Group
Martha Bush, SVP of strategy and marketing at Sigma Marketing Group, a direct and digital services firm, discusses…
Groupon president steps down
Rob Solomon, president and COO of Groupon, will step down from his position at the Chicago-based coupon site…
J. Hilburn launches first e-commerce portal
Custom clothing company J. Hilburn launched its first e-commerce website on March 23. Th site, which the company…
State Farm issues social sweepstakes on Facebook
State Farm Insurance will launch a Facebook sweepstakes on March 31 to expand the number of potential customers…