Margery Weinstein

Tyrol Begets Alpenland

| Margery Weinstein

German gifts cataloger Tyrol International closed more than a year ago. But it spawned a similar catalog that has quietly been doing business since last

Higher and Hire

| Margery Weinstein

Job growth in the U.S. this year has been inconsistent. Within the catalog industry, however, more and more companies are lifting hiring freezes and even

‘Tis the Season to Hire

| Margery Weinstein

Even companies forced to make layoffs last year are hiring seasonal workers. Freeport, ME-based L.L. Bean, for instance, eliminated around 500 positions

Preparing for the Holidays

| Margery Weinstein

If you’re a consumer cataloger, chances are you conduct the bulk of your business during the fourth quarter. But you shouldn’t wait until then to prepare