As it dawned on the company that the Web might offer a newsaleschannel, the sales staff was telling big retail chains they weren't to sell Levi's or Dockers on-line themselves.
Meraki combines a high-velocity software development methodology with a tightly linked inside sales and channel model that will form the new Cloud Networking Group.
"While the new physical retail channel still generates the majority of industry sales, our expanded research coverage allows us to assess the total consumer spend across the growing number of ways to acquire and experience gaming, including mobile apps and downloadable content, " said Anita Frazier, industry analyst, The NPD Group.
Maneker was writing about an earlier New York Times piece that ran through the sales-by-channel in the publishing industry, and pointed to a mysterious and large "Other" category at 29% of all industry sales.