/ Technology

December reports foreshadow Q4 web sales for big chain retailers

Even though many big chain retailers are weeks away from breaking out Q4 and full-year numbers, several chains are hinting that it’s going to be the web–and not stores–that provided relief from the worst holiday shopping season in decades.

Posted 01/21/2009Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Former ACCO Brands exec joins OfficeMax as vice president and treasurer

Tony Giuliano, a former finance executive with ACCO Brands and Montgomery Ward, is the new vice president and treasurer at multi-channel office supplies retailer OfficeMax.

Posted 01/05/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Swiss Colony focuses on web in acquisition of Montgomery Ward brand

The Montgomery Ward brand, founded in 1872 as the first retail mail-order catalog, will be resurrected for the second time in recent years. Swiss Colony will absorb Ward as part of the food-and-gifts retailer’s expansion of web merchandise offerings.

Posted 08/13/2008Bill BriggsPost a comment

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A 19th century brand launches a 21st century promotion

Montgomery Ward is using the web and e-mail to breathe life back into its brand. Consumers who register online and e-mail a friend to tell them that Wards is back in business could win one of 50 $100 gift cards.

Posted 03/14/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

Wards.com rolls out new site search options for holiday shoppers

Montgomery Ward gives customers more options for searching through 50,000 products at Wards.com.

Posted 11/29/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

/ Technology

Montgomery Ward site launches in Spanish

Direct Marketing Services Inc., operators of the Montgomery Ward web site wards.com, has launched a Spanish version of the site at espanol.wards.com.

Posted 01/16/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Four retailers among the top 10 in online customer respect list

Four retailer sites ranked in the top 10 of the 100 largest companies based on how well they treat their customers online: Sears, Hewlett-Packard, CVS and Wal-Mart.

Posted 09/11/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

Borders Group attracts 6 million rewards members in two months

With intense competition in book-selling, Borders Group is using rich media and an online loyalty program to engage customers, executives Michael Tam and Kevin Ertell said at the Internet Retailer 2006 Conference.

Posted 06/08/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment