As the story goes, Margie in our business office boarded her chocolate lab while on vacation. Upon return, she found out that there was some “hanky panky” going on in the kennel which resulted in a visit from the stork a few weeks later!
Today, as the puppies turned four weeks old, Margie brought them [...]

Internet Retailer is reporting that 60% of their Top 100 online retailers offered some form of free shipping during the week of November 10th.  Free shipping has always been the biggest lure and continues to be with 93% of women and 87% of men saying they would spend more online this holiday, according to the [...]

That title caught your eye, didn’t it? It appears that businesses are doing “whatever it takes” to get through the “economic downturn.”
The Courier Mail in Australia is reporting that the White Cockatoo resort in North Queensland is promoting an “anything goes” hedonistic adventure in March of 2009 in an effort to boost tourism.
The resort’s [...]

Time to introduce some new e-commerce store launches that have come out of the Solid Cactus Store Programming Group this week.  When you get a chance, click over and check out the new sites….
The Charm of Dresden - http://www.charmofdresden.com/
A charming and inspirational place to shop.
Fleur De Lis Value Plus - http://www.fleurdelisvalueplus.com/
Kitchenware, art, wall decor and [...]

As a way to relieve the stress of the day, we started what we hope will be a daily thing here at Solid Cactus - afternoon dodge ball! Every day at 3pm, all our team members are invited to the gym (yes, we have a gym!) to team up and have a little fun. [...]

It’s time to announce our November Team Members of the Month….. Drum roll please……

Justin Verry - Account Manager
Justin is a major asset to our team. He really has such a commendable and positive attitude. His enthusiasm really shines through all of his hard work and dedication. Justin has shown tremendous growth which ultimately [...]

I’m still unpacking boxes from when my office moved from Wilkes-Barre to our new Technology Center in Shavertown back in April. While going through some stuff, I found some pictures that were dated September 2001 - a year before Solid Cactus was started. Going through them, I saw two familiar faces; Ed Stanchak [...]

Vote Early. Vote Often. It’s a phrase many who grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania have heard over the years. In the days before the hanging chad, this area was pretty well known for voter fraud. Tales of the dearly departed casting their vote weren’t just tales, and “buying a vote” was a [...]

The following article appeared in the October 12, 2008 edition of The Dallas Post.
Employees of Solid Cactus head outside their workplace on South Lehigh Street in Shavertown with garbage bags and gloves in hand four times a year.
The e-commerce store developer adopted a section of the street to clean up and give back to the [...]

So my alarm goes off at 6am and I hear our very own Kevin Lynn, who is also a morning talk radio host, reading school delays, talking about the pile-ups on I-80, I-84 and I-81 and informing us that we had our first snowfall of the season overnight and into the early morning.
First thing that [...]

So I’m not really the “social” guy you may think I am.  I’m eccentric (some say loud and obnoxious but I usually ignore them), my views are liberal conservative (if there is such a thing) and I’m not so keen to embracing new technology as I was when I was younger.  Although I just got [...]

“How’s business?”  It’s a question you’re hearing more than ever.  It is a question which is even more important in these uncertain economic times.
Two months ago, I hosted a webinar where one of the topics was how to get your store ready for the holidays. Online sales were expected to increase 55% over last year [...]

Well, we just ended what I declared as a very successful Solid Cactus Boot Camp @ HQ! Those three days went by quickly and it looks like everyone enjoyed themselves and walked away with lots of useful information.
We had clients in from all parts of the United States in all different lines of business, [...]

The final day of Solid Cactus Boot Camp is here and the recruits are still wide awake and there’s been no casualties yet! Although, some have said last night’s event at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs cost them a little. Gotta love those slot machines. And speaking of last night, we had [...]

It’s day two at Solid Cactus Boot Camp here at our new Technology Center in Shavertown, PA. Last night our Boot Campers spent the evening at Vino Dolce in Hanover Twp where we had plenty to eat, drink and sing along to with Karaoke. There were a few late comers who missed the [...]