September Sales Round-Up

| Mark Del Franco

Led by firm back-to-school sales, the publicly traded marketers tracked by CATALOG AGE ended September and entered the all-important fourth quarter on

Quarterly Retail Sales Up 5.8%

| MCM staff

Fueled by pent-up demand for apparel, more seasonable weather, and a solid back-to-school season, retail sales rose 5.8% during the third quarter, according

Well-Schooled Catalogs

| Mark Del Franco

Before sending their children back to school, consumers raided catalogs, Websites, and stores with renewed enthusiasm. The National Retail Federation

Goodbye, Vogue; Hello, Filson

| Sherry Chiger

As industry vet Don Libey reiterates in his article on prospecting this issue (page 29), catalogers don’t compete only against other direct marketers

Live from NEMOA: Simple Tactics for Web Success

| Margery Weinstein

Burlington, VT–Lauren Freedman, president of Chicago-based Website consultancy The E-tailing Group, has a simple definition for a successful Website:

August Retail Sales Rose 5.1%

| MCM staff

Spurred by a robust back-to-school season, overall retail sales jumped 5.1% in August compared with August 2002, according to a National Retail Federation

August Sales Roundup

| MCM staff

If August sales are any indication, most of the publicly traded mailers tracked by CATALOG AGE are in for a strong second half of the year. Total August