Direct Units Lead Way for September sales
September catalog sales ranged from the double
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Survey News: Retailers Optimistic
Despite a lackluster summer, the mood among retailers, according to a monthly survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) on Oct. 7, is one of renewed optimism.
UPS to Acquire Air Freight Forwarder
United Parcel Service agreed on Oct. 5 to buy the Menlo Worldwide freight forwarding division of CNF for $260 million.
Redcats USA Opens Second Indiana Warehouse
Redcats USA (formerly Brylane) on Sept. 22 opened a 740,000-sq.-ft., $19 million distribution center in Plainfield, IN, to fulfill orders from its home and gift catalogs and Websites.
Surveys Offer Good News for Online Marketers
A Shop.org/BizRate.com holiday survey released on Oct. 6 shows that 98% of online merchants anticipate sales growth this holiday season.
Survey News: Holiday Outlook Flat
Some marketers are pinning their hopes on a renewed sense of consumer optimism coming out of the presidential election.
BENCHMARK 2004
An emphasis on all things digital was the trend once again among respondents to Catalog Age’s exclusive 2004
Flexible Software
SMALL TO MID-SIZED COMPANIES face special challenges when it comes to choosing the right information systems technology. As in the tale of Goldilocks
On the Right Page for Web Indexing
If you’re a consumer cataloger, you’re probably doing all you can to gain incremental holiday sales. Of course, even if the fourth quarter isn’t your
Workplace What’s New
Up the Ladder Talk about moving from back room to boardroom IT heads have rapidly gained the ear of top management. Most CIOs at companies with less than