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FedEx Announces 2004 Rate Hikes

| MCM staff

Federal Express this week announced that FedEx Express package and freight published rates will increase 2.5% on average for both domestic and export

Dr. Fad Looks to Buy FAO

| MCM staff

Can Dr. Fad save toys cataloger/retailer FAO Schwarz in time for Christmas? Ken Hakuta–aka Dr. Fad, the entrepreneur responsible for bringing the Wacky

November Sales Roundup

| MCM staff

Most of the publicly traded marketers tracked by CATALOG AGE have reason for good cheer: They reported solid gains in November sales. For instance, a

E-commerce Stumbled on Black Friday

| MCM staff

The Keynote E-Commerce Transaction Performance Index, which surveys major online shopping Websites, shows that from 9 a.m. to noon on Nov. 28–aka Black

Home Depot Acquires MRO Supplier

| MCM staff

In a move to bolster its Maintenance Warehouse catalog, Fullerton, CA-based Home Depot has agreed to buy Economy Maintenance Supply Co., a Sterling, VA-based

Movers and Shakers

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William Lansing, who as president/CEO of Fingerhut Cos. oversaw the ill-fated 1999 sale of the cataloger to Federated Department Stores, was named president/CEO