Somber Times for Celebrate Express
To cut costs and slow the company
New Title a Trip for Duluth Trading
Steve Schlecht, founder/CEO of Belleville, WI-based woodworking tools cataloger Duluth Trading Co., wants you to come along on a trip around the world with the company
Neiman Marcus on IPO Rumors: “No Comment”
Eighteen months ago, an investor group led by Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus took luxury goods merchant Neiman Marcus Group private in a $5.1 billion deal. Now rumors are circulating that the luxury merchant may be preparing to file for an initial public offering
Retailers “Extremely Concerned” About In-Store Experience
Customers have never been more satisfied with the goods and services they buy, according to a study by Retail Systems Alert Group. Nonetheless, the retailers recently surveyed were
Last Chance to Contact PRC Regarding Rate Case
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has issued a procedural schedule for the U.S. Postal Service
Harry & David Sells Jackson & Perkins
Food gifts cataloger/retailer Harry & David Holdings announced that it is selling most of the assets of its Jackson & Perkins gardening brand to an investment group
Expedited-Mail Provider Offers Money-Back (Times Four) Guarantee
In light of the sizable price increases contained in the pending rate case for Standard Mail flats, the category affecting most catalogers, plans for cost-cutting options are in full swing. One way, perhaps, catalogers can reduce costs is to use expedited mail service from Atlanta-based MailExpress
Paper Update: Higher Postage Could Mean Lower Paper Costs
Historically the second quarter has been the weakest for paper mills and printers alike, says Dave Norman, director of purchasing for Menomonee Falls,
Seeking Solutions to Postal Predicament
Now that most of the changes proposed as part of the current postal rate case are scheduled to go into effect on May 14, catalogers are scrambling for