Print Sales Rose 5.8% in Christmas Week (publishersweekly.com)

The state of South Dakota wants the U.S. Supreme Court to get involved in the state’s battle to require larger e-retailers to collect sales tax from state residents and remit them to South Dakota. If the high court accepts the case, its decision could determine whether online retailers can be required to collect sales tax nationwide. The state on Monday petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision by the South Dakota Supreme Court in the state’s case against online retailers Wayfair Inc., No. 16 in the Internet Retailer 2017 Top 500; Newegg Inc. (No. 21); and Overstock.com Inc. (No. 30). The South Dakota Supreme Court decision lets stand a lower court ruling preventing the state from enforcing a law that openly challenges the prevailing Supreme Court ruling that absolves retailers from having to collect sales tax in states where they have no physical presence. Click Read More below for additional detail.

The Daily Gazette Co. will close its purchase of The Daily Mail and The Register-Star from Johnson Newspapers by the end of January. The Register-Star serves Columbia County and The Daily Mail Greene County. These areas encompass the Hudson and Catskill areas of New York State, the Times Union reports.

The ODP Corporation announced that it has sold its CompuCom Systems subsidiary to an affiliate of Variant Equity in a transaction valued up to $305 million. “This action represents an important step in continuing to align our business model and resources towards our core strategy,” said Anthony Scaglione, chief financial officer of The ODP Corporation. “By enhancing our core focus and leveraging our B2B assets and digital commerce platform, we are in an excellent position to maximize returns for our shareholders.”