Live from DMDNY: USPS Gives Marketers a “Leg Up”
Postmaster General and native New Yorker Jack Potter seemed right at home during his Wednesday lunchtime keynote address at the DM Days New York conference here
Mackay Makes It Happen
Harvey Mackay, bestselling author and chairman of Minneapolis-based Mackay Envelope Co., has been dubbed “Mr. Make Things Happen” by Fortune magazine.
USPS, Union Come to Tentative Agreement
The U.S. Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) on Tuesday reached a tentative one-year contract extension.
Will Chinese quotas pinch?
To slow imports from China, the U.S. in May reimposed quotas on several categories of Chinese textiles, including cotton knit shirts and blouses, cotton
Knife mailer a hit with TV channel
Sevierville, TN-based cataloger Smoky Mountain Knife Works three years ago began selling its wares on satellite television programming provider the Dish
Gardening sales wilt
As of mid-June, when most gardening products catalogers were winding down their peak season, few were reporting an abundance of sales. While some catalogers,
Home Trends awakens to a new niche
Realizing that its merchandise offerings were anything but basic, Rochester, NY-based cataloger Home Trends in January refocused and renamed its Back
Pfaltzgraff Co. Sold to Lifetime Brands
York, PA-based tabletop items manufacturer/cataloger Pfaltzgraff Co. has been acquired by Westbury, NY-based Lifetime Brands, a marketer/distributor of consumer home products.
Home Trends Repositions a Spin-off
Rochester, NY-based Home Trends has renamed and refocused its Back to Basics catalog.
SC paper makes Flor shine
Two years after launching its catalog, Chicago-based floor covering merchant Interface Flor changed its paper stock and reduced its trim size to better