Walter Drake Launches Outdoors Spin-off
Walter Drake is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, but the old dog has at least a few new tricks
USPS May Revise Slim-Jim Specs
Catalogers considering switching to a slim-jim format to save on postage costs might want to put those plans on hold. The U.S. Postal Service will begin to test a variety of booklets
Still Waiting for PRC Ruling on Standard Mail Rates
With just 12 days left before implementation of the new postal rates, the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors (BOG) on May 2 accepted the Postal Regulatory Commission
Neeps Sold to Doctors Foster and Smith
Pet supplies cataloger Doctors Foster and Smith is acquiring pet products Web merchant Neeps for an undisclosed price.
Financial Update: Bottom Line, a Mixed Fourth Quarter
For the 11 publicly traded business-to-consumer merchants tracked by Multichannel Merchant, fourth-quarter results were mixed. Sales rose for all but two of the companies. But five of the 11 suffered bottom-line erosion.
Brave New Catalogers: The Art of Chocolate
Cincinnati entrepreneur Bill Sands is pairing his passion for artisan chocolate and fine wine into a business venture that includes a store, a Website,
Harry & David Sells Off Jackson & Perkins
On April 10, Medford, OR-based Harry & David Holdings sold most of the assets of the $73.8 million Jackson & Perkins, including the catalogs, the Website, the customer lists, and the inventory, for roughly $21 million to an investment group headed by Donald and Glenda Hachenberger.
The Skinny on Slim-jims
A steep postal rate hike in 1991 sent catalogers scurrying for cost-cutting options. I called my production guy in, recalls Steve Tamke, who at the time
PRC Denies Rate Implementation Delay, Grants CCM Late Notice of Intervention
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on Friday denied a request from the Coalition of Catalog Mailers (CCM) to delay implementation of the new rates for Standard Mail flats as new testimony was received.
1-800-flowers.com Evaluating Home, Kids Business
Despite a strong overall third-quarter performance for the gifts, toys, and home decor merchant, revenue in 1-800-Flowers.com