Butforbig-ticketitems, you usually requireadirectsalesforce; for mid-rangeproducts, distributors or value-added resellers; and, for low-priceditems, retail outletsor the Internet.
Mr. Frankfort said the retailer continues to expand its Web presence: Online sales are its fastest-growing full-priced channel in the U.S. Direct-to-consumer sales, which are largely made up of online sales, grew 17% in the second quarter.