Richard McClain, former director of information technology infrastructure for Jewelry Television and a onetime consultant to Shop at Home, has joined Systems Alliance, Inc., a business and technology consultancy. Mr. McClain will head up a new Knoxville, TN, office for Systems Alliance. Systems Alliance, Inc., Press Release on MarketWatch.com Oct. 21, 2008
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The QVC outlet in Estero, Florida — 20 miles south of Fort Myers, and one of only five outlets nationwide — has not re-upped the lease on its space in the Miromar Outlets retail development, and will close before year-end. News-Press (Fort Myers, FL) Oct. 20, 2008
Designer (& QVC Guest) Chloe Dao Considers ‘Project Runway’ Gift that Keeps Giving
Apparel, Fashion - Womens
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Oct 212008
Chloe Dao poses with her models at Hotel Zaza, where she recently presented her fall collection
Houston-based clothing designer Chloe Dao attributes much of her success to the good fortune of appearances on Project Runway back in 2006. The publicity helped her land the QVC business, where her Simply Chloe Dao line sells some 10,000 units per item. Her ready-to-wear line, Dao by Chloe Dao, is stocked by boutiques in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, along with a showroom in New York City, and is also available on her website. When Lot 8, Dao’s boutique in Houston’s Rice Village, celebrated eight years in business recently, Houston mayor Bill White declared the day “Chloe Dao Day.” Houston Chronicle Oct 20, 2008
Oct 202008
“Mervyn’s joins other retailers, like Linens ‘n Things, that have folded their operations after the financial-sector meltdown squeezed off sources of financing.” The California-based department store will close after a Holiday “going-out-of-business” sale. The Wall Street Journal Oct. 18, 2008 Paid subscription may be required.
Oct 202008
According to survey of 2,000 people conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association (or CEA), spending on electronic devices by shoppers is projected to grow by 3.5% in the 4th quarter — about half the rate for the same period last year. Projected winners include cell phones (with spending expected to increase 11%), while the association expects computers to suffer a one percent decline in consumer spending. The New York Times Oct. 20, 2008
Oct 202008
ShopNBC has contracted Alan and Marvin Segel, sons of QVC founder Joe Segel, to bring “packaged concepts” to the network to help improve its performance. One of those concepts will be Real Chef, a “meal solutions” provider also rund by Alan Segel. ShopNBC’s decision to turn to Segel Associates comes amidst heightened dissatisfaction on the part of activist shareholders with the company’s depressed share price. CNNMoney.com Oct. 20, 2008 Multichannel News Oct. 18, 2008
Bedding Sheets Inventor Gets Second Shot at QVC Premiere
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Oct 202008
Jeanette Haggerty, self-described "chief gopher" and David Haggerty, CEO, of Split the Sheets
David Haggerty, who invented cotton/fleece bedsheets sewn down the middle to accommodate couples with different sleeping temperature preferences, will get a second shot at a QVC premiere, Oct. 30, during the 5 p.m. ET hour. A scheduled QVC premiere last year had to be nixed due to unfortunate circumstances on both ends of the product’s wholesale shipping route. Storms in the East China Sea (where the Split the Sheets products are sourced) and a random selection by U.S. Customs for a container search in Los Angeles conspired to cost Mr. Haggerty his six minutes on QVC last year. Hopefully, he’ll run into better luck this time around. The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA) Oct. 19, 2008
Oct 162008
The HSN press release available on GlobalNewswire with details about the earnings conference call appears in its entirety below.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 16, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HSN, Inc. (Nasdaq:HSNI) today announced that it will release its third quarter 2008 results on Thursday, November 6, 2008, before the market opens.
Mindy Grossman, Chief Executive Officer, and Judy Schmeling, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss these results.
Those interested in participating in the conference should call 877-741-4249 or 719-325-4790 at least five minutes prior to the call. There will also be a simultaneous audio webcast available via the company’s website at http://www.hsni.com. Continue reading »
Oct 162008
In operation for ten years, QVC UK’s web channel now generates 18% of sales, but 50% of new customers. QVC UK’s new Beauty Channel, available through the red button to Sky viewers for just two months, is already operating profitably. Further details on the UK’s mobile platform and other distribution initiatives is available in this brief but informative article. Retail Week (UK) Oct. 14, 2008
