John Fischer

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

| John Fischer

Then: The Jazz Store debuted in October 1996 as a 40-page catalog, selling hard-to-find jazz videos, posters, CD sets, and books. Prices ranged from $10.95

Swiss Colony Acquires Ashro Lifestyles

| John Fischer

Monroe, WI-based multititle mailer Swiss Colony announced this week that it has acquired Ashro Lifestyles, a Downers Grove, IL-based cataloger of apparel and accessories geared to African-American women.

Goods That Give to Give IT

| John Fischer

In the two years since it launched, New York-based print and Web cataloger Goods That Give has sold a broad range of eco-conscious products

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

| John Fischer

Then: British broadcaster BBC released the BBC America Shop print catalog in September 2001, three years after it launched its BBC America cable-TV network.

State of the union on reform

| John Fischer

According to the Mailers Council’s executive director Bob McLean, the status of postal reform has not changed much in recent weeks. The only significant