Red Ink Redux for Consumer Catalogers
Third-quarter profits were elusive for eight of the 18 publicly traded consumer mailers and cataloger/retailers tracked by Catalog Age. In all, 56% of
B-to-B Mailers Singing the Blues
The computer catalogers fared better than the general b-to-b mailers: All either turned a profit or cut their losses for the quarter.So much for heading
CASE STUDY: ROSS-SIMONS
Coordination, Not Integration… Not Yet, Anyway With 11 stores, a four-year-old Website, and an annual catalog circulation of about 70 million, jewelry,
Executive Greetings Welcomes Acquisitions
The b-to-b cataloger has capital to spend but is having a tough time finding companies to buyThe $110 million Executive Greetings, which produces 20 titles,
Overweight Teens a Plus for New Apparel Catalog
Research compiled by the Mayo Clinic indicates that 20% of U.S. adolescents – including an estimated 8.5 million teen girls – are overweight. That’s part
Improving Your Receiving Line
A truckload of merchandise arrives at your warehouse from the vendor; your workers check it in, unload and unpack it, and put it into stock. Sounds simple,
Angelica spins off Life Uniform title
After failing to find a buyer, Chesterfield, MO-based business apparel manufacturer/marketer Angelica Corp. took a different tack: it introduced another
Pure-plays defend business without catalogs
According to the Direct Marketing Association, at least 17 Web pure-play marketers have launched print catalogs. Food.com, Kidstoysplus.com, Lucy.com,
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Third quarter gets busy In the wake of dot-com fever, catalog M&A activity heats up After a sluggish start to the first half of 2000, it looks like merger
CONSUMER CATALOGS
Where are the profits? 44% of consumer mailers and cataloger/retailers post 2Q loss Of the 18 catalogers and cataloger/retailers tracked, eight posted