Archive for November, 2008
Black Friday Sales Officially Have Started
From a retail marketing approach, we all know that every year stores bring in and display Christmas merchandise in October. But this year with the tough economy and most stores except for Walmart being off plan, Black Friday sales have started this week. In our local newspaper, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, this morning, Kohl’s, [...]
2009 UPS and FedEx Rates Special Report
F. Curtis Barry & Company’s 2009 UPS and FedEx Rate Special Report highlights some of the rate increases that will effect your shipping and business in 53 days. The question to ask yourself when reading this Special Report is, “have I done everything that I can to prepare my company for these rate increases?”
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Direct Mailer’s View of Business in the UK
Several times this week I’ve been asked about the state of UK mail order and ecommerce amid the economic meltdown and how it compares with things back in the US. At the magazine I edit, Catalogue/e-business (www.catalog-biz.com), we’re certainly covering our share of redundancies (“layoffs” in Brit speak) and companies entering administration (filing for bankruptcy). [...]
