Jim Tierney

Chapter 11 for AbitibiBowater

| Jim Tierney

AbitibiBowater, one of the largest public paper and forest products company in North America, announced today that it, along with certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, have filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in the U.S. for bankruptcy protection.

USPS, ACMA Comment on Summer Catalog Mail Sale

| Jim Tierney

The U.S. Postal Service did not issue any press release or make any announcements on its plans for a summer rate break on postage for any increased standard mail volume for some standard mailers. But the idea of a “summer sale” is not exactly a new one

Furloughs for L.L. Bean Call Center Workers

| Jim Tierney

Outdoor gear and apparel merchant L.L. Bean will furlough about 75% of its staff – all but 50 of its 200 workers – at the Bangor, ME-based call center starting in May, according to the Kennebec (ME) Journal/Morning Sentinel.

Paper prices fall again

| Jim Tierney

If there’s a bright side to the global recession for print catalogers, it’s that paper prices are down. After six straight quarters of increases, paper