The Web: A True Paper-Buying Alternative?
When it comes to buying paper, catalogers have more alternatives than ever before. Thanks to the Internet, catalogers can now buy paper via Web portals
L’Art de Vivre Lives It Up with Investment
After an $8 million capital investment in October, New York-based luxury gifts marketer L’Art de Vivre has big plans to broaden its catalog and online
February Sales Roundup
Stamford, CT–According to the U.S. Commerce Department, U.S. retail sales in February fell 0.2%, to $274.49 billion, following a 1.3% increase in January.
Ferreting Out Fraudulent Credit-Card Claims
Reduce chargebacks by identifying key risk factors Here’s a staggering statistic: Worldwide credit-card fraud losses for 1999 alone totaled $1.9 billion,
Sportman’s Guide Takes Aim at Profitability
Outdoor apparel and equipment cataloger The Sportsman’s Guide has a mandate: to “return to profitability,” says president/CEO Greg Binkley. For the 39
Allen Allen Catalog Takes a Break
Don’t expect to see a copy of women’s apparel catalog Allen Allen in your mailbox until late this summer. The $16 million Hawthorne, CA-based manufacturer/marketer
Sportman’s Guide Takes Aim at Profitability
Outdoor apparel and equipment cataloger The Sportsman’s Guide has a mandate: to return to profitability, says president/CEO Greg Binkley. For the 39 weeks
Mergers & Acquisitions
Busy Fourth Quarter for Deal Makers With five acquisitions, networking solutions provider Black Box Corp. was the busiest deal maker of the quarter.The
Coming to a Mall Near You?
Given the success Lands’ End has had with its second channel, the Internet, some observers don’t rule out the possibility that the company will soon start
Asia for Kids and GTE: Unlikely Bedfellows
Cincinnati-based children’s educational products cataloger Asia for Kids and Dallas-based telephone company Verizon (formerly GTE) may seem unlikely bedfellows,