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The Inside Scoop on Exclusive Merchandise 
By: Moira Cotlier
Exclusive merchandise can be a major point of differentiation for a cataloger. Unfortunately, obtaining an exclusive license or exclusive rights to an...

The Catalog Landscape: Part II 

In the second installment of CATALOG AGE's four-part Special Report: The Catalog Landscape, top executives from Fingerhut, Newport News, Brylane, and...

The Edge Co. Puts Catalog on Hold 
By: Paul Miller
Keene, NH—The Edge Co., a 15-year-old cataloger of high-tech gadgets and gifts, laid off 48 people on Sept. 24--84% of its staff. Just nine employees...

The Edge Co. Puts Catalog on Hold 
By: Paul Miller
Keene, NH—The Edge Co., a 15-year-old cataloger of high-tech gadgets and gifts, laid off 48 people on Sept. 24--84% of its staff. Just nine employees...

The Electronic Catalog: Adieu to Abandoned Carts 
By: Moira Cotlier
Not every online shopper makes it through the virtual checkout line. The industry average for cart abandonment is about 60%, but I would say that realistically...

The Electronic Catalog: Are E-Wallets Empty Wallets? 
By: Moira Cotlier
For the past few years, technology pundits have touted electronic wallets, or e-wallets, as part of the e-commerce future. Multisite e-wallets were supposed...

The Right Start Completes Acquisition of Zany Brainy 

Calabasas, CA—Children’s products cataloger/retailer The Right Start completed its acquisition of toys retailer Zany Brainy, which had filed for Chapter...

The Down Economy Is Child's Play for Lilliput Play Homes 
By: Moira Cotlier
Lilliput Play Homes is one marketer that's not feeling the sting of the stagnant economy. The Finleyville, PA-based cataloger/retailer of upscale play...

The Tax Rebate Envelopes, Please 

As catalogers gear up for what they hope is a spending spree generated by tax rebate checks (see story on page 6), one industry supplier began reaping...

The Right Start Faces Nasdaq Delisting 

Calabasas, CA—Children’s apparel and cataloger/retailer The Right Start (Nasdaq: RTST) faces delisting from the Nasdaq National Market for failing to...

The Electronic Catalog: The Payoff of Paid Search Listings 
By: By Moira Cotlier
By now you know that it's not enough just to be on the Web. Once online, you also need to direct users to your Website. Some marketers are finding that...

The Electronic Catalog: A Quick Look at Quick-Time Virtual Reality 
By: Moira Cotlier
A major drawback to selling via catalog is that a photograph provides only one view of a product. But Internet marketers can opt for quick-time virtual...

The CATALOG AGE 100: Five Greatest Sales Gainers 
By: Sherry Chiger
Corporate Express North America (up 193.3%): The office furniture and supplies marketer has its parent company, Amsterdam's Buhrmann, to thank for its...

The CATALOG AGE 100: Who's on Top? 
By: Melissa Dowling/Paul Miller
When the year 2000 arrived amid fireworks and galas, the economy was still going strong. The first three quarters of the year continued to bring solid...

The Secret Shopper: Picking Out Porch and Patio Items 

This month the Secret Shopper sought furnishings and decor for the porch and patio. Since many of the larger furniture items are drop-shipped from the...

The Cybercritic 

This month The Cybercritic shops for beauty supplies like a pro by visiting three b-to-b salon sites. CameoBeauty.com May 15, 4:30 pm, Explorer 5.0 The...

The Secret Shopper: Mall Crawl 

This month, The Secret Shopper went on a mall crawl, visiting the retail locations of multichannel marketers in Connecticut, New York, and Texas to see...

The Electronic Catalog: Streaming Video Online 
By: By Moira Cotlier
As the availability of Internet broadband increases, streaming video technology which enables companies to present products and ideas via video on their...

The Electronic Catalog: Upselling Online Can Raise Top Line 
By: Moira Cotlier
There is always more money to be made. But if that's the case, then why do so few catalogers upsell (offer customers an item similar to but more expensive...

The Cybercritic: On the Links 

In this issue the cybercritic looks at golf products websites www.golfsmith.com Reviewed April 30, 8 a.m., on America Online Golfsmith's home page, or...

The New Breed of Innovators 
By: CATALOG AGE staff
A former editor of the Harvard Business Review, Theodore Levitt, said, Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things. It's not...

The hottest automotibe for 2001 
By: Sandi Brown
This is my top story for today.This is my top story for today.This is my top story for today.This is my top story for today.This is my top story for today.This...

The DMA Lays Off 7% of Headquarters Staff 
By: Paul Miller
New York—The Direct Marketing Association on May 29 laid off 14—or 7%--of its headquarters staff. President/CEO Bob Wientzen calls the layoffs "not a...

Then There's Mad Cow Disease 
By: Moira Cotlier
Foot and mouth disease isn't the only illness plaguing livestock in Europe. BSE, otherwise known as mad cow disease, has resulted in the slaughter of...

THE RIGHT MODELER FOR THE JOB 
By: Ann Abrahamson
In addition to selecting a modeler who will take a creative approach, you should seek a person who will be a teammate in the creative development process....

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