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Web sales rise 5% in 2009 at Jo-Ann Stores but ebb heading into 2010

Web sales at the fabric and craft retailer rose 5% year over year to $37.5 million for the 2009 calendar year. But for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan. 30, online sales remained flat compared to the year-ago quarter as total sales rose 5%.

Posted 02/10/2010Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Jo-Ann Stores promotes its chief operating officer to president

Fabric and craft specialty retailer Jo-Ann Stores Inc. has named its chief operating officer, Travis Smith, the company’s new president.

Posted 01/25/2010Zak StamborPost a comment

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Web sales increased in Q3 for Jo-Ann

Jo-Ann Stores Inc. posted a moderate increase in Q3 web sales. E-commerce sales increased 6.2%, while total revenue and same-store sales increased 6% and 4.3%, respectively.

Posted 11/06/2009Zak StamborPost a comment

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Borders books a new executive vice president and chief merchandising exec

Borders Group has named Michael J. Edwards executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. His responsibilities will include e-commerce as well as Borders’ 34 million-member Borders Rewards loyalty program.

Posted 09/21/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Among home and garden e-retailers, Home Depot is master of its domain

When it comes to traffic to home and garden e-commerce sites, The Home Depot rules the roost. The online retailer continues a trend in June, ranking No 1. for traffic with 20 million unique visitors, up 34% from 14.94 million a year earlier.

Posted 07/24/2009Don DavisPost a comment

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