PMG Henderson’s promises

| Paul Miller

When he was named postmaster general in May, William Henderson vowed that catalog delivery would drastically improve this fall/holiday season.Now, nearly

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| MCM staff

Micron Electronics announced three appointments: David Burcham to senior vice president and general manager, consumer and small business; Harry Heisler

Priorities, Winter ’98

| Melissa Dowling

Take back the quality of your life, the Priorities catalog proclaims to allergy and asthma sufferers. And with its well-presented array of merchandise

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| MCM staff

Tracy Keller joined Team Paradise, a catalog of inline skating equipment, as marketing manager. She will manage promotional activities and advertising.Barnesandnoble.com

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| MCM staff

Fingerhut Companies named William Lansing, currently vice president of business development for General Electric Corp., as president. He will focus on

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| MCM staff

Claire’s Stores named Brian Doyle president/chief operating officer of Just Nikki, an apparel catalog for teenage girls and young women. Before joining

Postal Prognosis: Positive

| Paul Miller

By 2001, the U.S. Postal Service’s most important customer group will likely be catalogers and other advertising mailers. While the once-dominant first

Printing presses on

| Shannon Oberndorf

Catalogers have long turned to printers for services beyond those that can strictly be defined as printing. According to the 1997 Catalog Age Benchmark