Live from NRF: Three Challenges of Playing in the Collaboration Sandbox
New York–As a kid, learning to play together wasn
Design Within Reach kids around
Pottery Barn did it So did The Company Store and Garnet Hill. And in late October, Design Within Reach joined their ranks: It too spun off a catalog selling
CPAP wakes up to SEM
CPAP Supply USA, which sells products for people with sleep apnea, is just over a year old. But the Richmond, VA-based company understands the importance
Still waiting for good news
The future is anything but certain for paper prices in 2006. Recent mill closures, a possible strike at Stora Enso’s mill in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia,
Smith+Noble gets dynamic
Just over a year ago, Corona, CA-based Smith+Noble was in the process of becoming a dynamic company with dynamic imagery on its Website, that is. In December
SvobodaStyle.com Lives Large
A size 16, Jessica Svoboda found it tough to find plus-size clothes that were fashion-forward rather than frumpy.
From Catalogs to Stores to Spas for Coldwater Creek
In addition to clothing and accessorizing women, Sandpoint, ID-based Coldwater Creek wants to enhance their physical beauty as well. The apparel merchant plans to open six Coldwater Creek Spas in spring 2006.
Lands’ End Sidesteps Winter Word Mess
By all standards, the fourth-quarter is the busiest season for most b-to-c merchants, and whether they are wishing customers Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, or Seasons Greetings, the message is the same. The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights apparently feels differently, however,
Tips for Dabbling with Density
Introduce changes gradually The key to changing product density whether you’re increasing it or decreasing it is to make changes gradually. Otherwise
A Date with Density
Given the cost of producing and mailing a catalog, density the number of products per page is a crucial consideration. Catalogers may try to save money