John Fischer

Survey: Consumers Say, Give Us Unique Goods Online

| John Fischer

Seventy percent of respondents to a survey from Decision Direct Research, a division of Peterborough, NH-based Millard Group, said that their online holiday shopping experiences met expectations. But half of the respondents declared themselves disappointed with the lack of unique merchandise available online.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

| John Fischer

Then: Founded as a wholesaler/retailer in Kansas City, MO, in 1989, Three Dog Bakery mailed its first 16-page catalog of dog treats in June 1995. It was

Franklin Covey big on bags book

| John Fischer

After what senior director of catalog marketing Eric Bright calls several tough years, Salt Lake City, UT-based productivity tools merchant Franklin Covey

L.L. Bean Goes Retail in Earnest

| John Fischer

L.L. Bean announced this week that it plans to open its first Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania stores as it continues its brick-and-mortar expansion.

For Postal Reform, It’s Hurry Up and Wait

| John Fischer

Just one week after the Postal Board of Governors proclaimed its opposition to reform bill S.662, word around Washington is that the Senate will likely pass the bill by Friday. But it could still take months for the bill to become law–not that that

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

| John Fischer

Catalog then: A spinoff of Asia for Kids, published by Cincinnati-based Master Communications, Culture for Kids debuted in October 2002. The catalog of