January Sales Roundup
Most of publicly traded merchants tracked by CATALOG AGE began the new year on solid footing sales-wise.
MCM staff
When bigger isn’t better
Almost 30 years ago, E.F. Schumacher urged nations to consider applying economics on a human scale in his landmark tract Small Is Beautiful. It appears
Over and Out
YOU KNOW THE STATISTICS, but you never thought it could happen to you. You’ve lost your job. Don’t panic, advises outplacement pro Harry Dahlstrom in
The Store Fantastic
This month’s somber cover reflects the state of call centers today, but it also highlights their evolution into something rich and strange. Much the same
LISTINGS
New lists Blue Mountain Catalog Selling a broad range of practical home and personal care products, the Blue Mountain catalog has put its 50,000-name
Weird Science
THE STUFF THAT LIFE-SCIENCE and high-tech products manufacturer Sigma-Aldrich sells isn’t glamorous it often ends up in bubbling beakers and test tubes.
Small is powerful believe it!
The above rallying cry is familiar to anyone who has watched The Save-Ums weekday mornings. For those of you without a five-year-old in the house, the
Markets What’s New
On the Go Western Europe is charging ahead in the mobile phone business. IDC reports that in the third quarter of 2004, mobile phone shipments jumped
Not for the Big Guys Only
Much of the notable acquisition activity in the direct marketing industry in recent years has involved the larger players. Last year alone saw conglomerate
TALES FROM THE FRONT
Neiman Marcus zaps zeppelin rumors Alert the media: Actor John Travolta did not order a Zeppelin NT from the Neiman Marcus holiday catalog. In early December