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Bluestem Brands Inc. alleged in its lawsuit that Merkle, a database marketing firm, made various errors in creating and managing a database for Bluestem's Fingerhut and Gettington.com catalogs. The errors resulted in Bluestem sending "millions of catalog mailings" to "the wrong prospective customers," according to the lawsuit filed Jan. 17 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The incorrect mailings cost Bluestem more than $10 million in printing, mailing and other costs, the suit said.

Apple Inc. is planning to invest $3 million to build a retail store in Indonesia, the country's The Jakarta Globe reported Jan. 22, citing a statement from the head of the country's Investment Coordinating Board. Chatib Basri, the head of BKPM,...

Research from Adobe and Harris Interactive indicates that mobile retail apps, in particular, may affect the relationship for the better. According to the December study, two-fifths of smartphone and tablet shoppers said using a shopping app strengthened their connection to the brand. And roughly the same number became more favorable toward the brand after using a shopping app.

If you have an online catalog or e-commerce site, you already know that a critical aspect of conversion optimization is reducing your cart abandonment rate. According to comScore, 67 percent of shopping carts are abandoned just before the purchase is made. If your site stats are similar, that means 67 percent of the money you've put toward getting traffic to come to your site has gone to waste. It also means you have a huge opportunity to improve your profitability simply by addressing these three common reasons shoppers bail.

New York -- Dollar General Corp. will open 635 new stores in 2013, creating some 6,000 jobs. The chain will also relocate 550 stores this year. With the addition of these jobs in 2013, Dollar General said it will have created approximately 30,000 jobs...

MISSISSAUGA, ON The distribution centre projects, construction of new stores, and expansion, remodelling or relocation of existing stores represents an investment of more than $450 million "Our associates across the country have done an incredible job...

Chico's item-level RFID is helping to improve loss prevention, enable omnichannel operations, shed light on fitting room conversion rates, and speed up the checkout process.

New York -- Hammacher Schlemmer iconic midtown Manhattan store will undergo an extensive floor-to-ceiling renovation. It will reopen May 16. The renovation of Hammacher Schlemmer's landmark store will include new lighting, more modern display cases, and...

Hartford, Conn. -- SCIO Health Analytics, a health analytics services company, has entered into a relationship with Walgreens to help employers gain maximum return on investment through worksite health centers and wellness programs, identifying...

New 1 million-square-foot facility to be located in Tracy, California TRACY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2013-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open a new 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Tracy,...