A&E Spins Off Two Titles
New York– A&E Television Networks is hoping it has a hit on its hands with two catalog spin-offs. The cable-TV company spun off the Biography and History
Operations and Management: Inventory Control Via Extranet
Efficient communications with your suppliers is critical to effective inventory control. So some marketers have taken to communicating with suppliers
Delia’s Sells Two Titles
New York-based teen girls cataloger/retailer Delia’s has sold the assets of its Foster City, CA-based children’s apparel catalogs Storybook Heirlooms
Hanna Andersson Sold
After 18 years as a family-owned children’s cataloger/retailer, $65 million Hanna Andersson in March sold the assets of its business. The new owner is
Three Hanover Books Up for Grabs
On the heels of mounting losses, multititle mailer Hanover Direct is narrowing its focus. In April the Weehawken, NJ-based cataloger put three of its
Operations and Management: Spotlight On MicroWarehouse’s Call Center
Customer service is the name of the game at $2.5 billion computer reseller MicroWarehouse, which mails the core PC catalog, Mac catalog MacWarehouse,
Fourth Quarter Financials: The Calm Before the Storm
Amid the Sturm und Drang of the first quarter of 2001, it’s easy to forget that for most catalogers, the fourth quarter of 2000 was a success. Among the
Operations and Management: Low-Tech Inventory Control
Even if you don’t have the resources of an Office Depot or a Lands’ End, you can still improve your inventory flow and better communicate with vendors.
Spiegel Tests a Heavy Big Book
Spiegel’s big book just got even bigger or at least, a lot heavier. The Downers Grove, IL-based general merchant test-mailed 30,000 copies of a hardcover