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Oddball Deal for Urban Outfitters
By: By Jim Tierney
Apparel and home decor merchant Urban Outfitters announced Jan. 18 it was acquiring J. Franklin Styer Nurseries. ...
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NRF Bonus: Inventory Turf Wars
By: By Monica Kitchen
A big problem facing multichannel merchants is shared inventory--a point driven home to many marketers during this past holiday season. ...
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Direct Media is Acquired…Again
By: By Ray Schultz
(Direct Newsline) Direct Media, the largest list management-brokerage firm in the business, has been acquired by InfoUSA, following Walter Karl, Edith Roman, Rubin Response, Millard, Mokrynskidirect, American Church Lists and Jami. The deal is expected to close on Jan. 31. ...
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Potential Data Breech for J.C. Penney
By: By Tim Parry
Credit card holders of general merchant J.C. Penney Co. are among the 650,000 customers whose personal information may have been compromised because of a lost back-up computer tape....
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Record Results for CDW
Vernon Hills, IL-based computer reseller CDW Corp. turned in a record-setting performance in 2007....
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Live from NRF: The Customer is in Control
By: By Monica Kitchen
New York--“Brand is a promise kept,” according to John Greening, an associate professor of integrated marketing communications at Northwestern, and a former ad exec at DDB in Chicago....
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Live From NRF: Borders Taking Control of Website
By: By Tim Parry
New York – Consumers going to Borders.com will no longer be sent down the Amazon: Borders is breaking away from online giant Amazon.com. Speaking during a session at National Retail Federation's annual conference, Borders vice president of e-Business Kevin Ertell said the bookseller will launch its own e-commerce site in its first quarter of 2008, which begins Feb. 3....
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NRF Board to Congress: Help!
The National Retail Federation's board of directors has called on Congress and President George W. Bush to enact legislation to stimulate the nation’s economy. The board adopted a resolution emphasizing that consumer spending represents 70% of the U.S. economy and urged lawmakers to act quickly....
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Live From NRF: Want Growth? Nail the Basics
By: By Jim Tierney
New York – Online retail has shown extraordinary growth since 2002, according to Sucharita Mulpuru, a retail analyst with Forrester Research. And despite media naysayers, several more years of similar success are projected....
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Harry & David Buys Wolferman’s
By: By Jim Tierney
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for Bill Williams, president/CEO of Harry & David Holdings. ...
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