USPS makes its rate case
When the U.S. Postal Service filed for a 5.4% average rate increase on April 8, the announcement was almost anticlimactic. Only six months earlier, observers
HP opens door to Hispanic market
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, the number of small and midsize Hispanic-owned U.S. businesses is now at about 2 million and expected
Getting physical
Successful catalogers know what makes a print layout work, and many have also mastered the layout or navigation of a Website. But laying out a brick-and-mortar
Pacing the E-commerce Marathon
To succeed online, it helps to think of e-commerce as a marathon, not a sprint, says Lauren Freedman, president of Chicago-based e-commerce consultancy The E-tailing Group.
The USPS Submits 5.4 % Postal Rate Increase
The U.S. Postal Service today filed a 5.4% postal rate increase on almost all classes and subclasses of mail and special services.
Operation wholesale
Selling goods to other catalogers or retailers can be big business, since a reseller is likely to buy a lot more from you than an individual consumer
Live from the National Postal Forum: PMG Confirms 5%-6% Rate Hike Likely
A keynote address that included images on five plasma TV screens, elaborate slide presentations, a video, and even a short performance from a local band kicked off the 2005 National Postal Forum at the Opryland Hotel and Convention Center here on March 21. More exciting than the bells and whistles, though, was Postmaster General John Potter
Anthropologie Mails Accessories Book
Philadelphia-based Anthropologie is hoping that the 56-page accessories-only catalog it mailed last month will “put ourselves on the map in terms of accessories,” says managing director Michael Robinson.
Overstock.com Offers $500,000 for Eziba Assets
Online discounter Overstock.com has offered global goods merchant Eziba $500,000 for all of its assets. But a sale of the all-but-defunct company may not occur until Eziba declares bankruptcy.