At Deadline
CDW BUYS MICRO WAREHOUSE’S NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS Computer reseller CDW Corp. announced on Sept. 8 that it would buy the North American assets of rival
MCM staff
Opinion and Response
HAVING HIS SAY Beware Divine Followers Roman Martynenko, chief financial officer of San Francisco-based Web services provider Ecofabric, on the continuing
Listings
NEW LISTS ILLUMINATIONS HOME BUYERS This list consists of 830,768 12-month buyers of Illuminations Home Decor catalog. These buyers have purchased home
People News
New Albany, OH-based cataloger/retailer Too, which sells apparel for girls ages 7-14, appointed Toby Jackson vice president/merchandise manager. Jackson
Production Roundtable: Deconstructing Production
Gather production professionals from more than a half-dozen catalogers into one room, and what do you get? A conversation, peppered with an array of acronyms,
Football Season
As this issue goes to press, we’re coming up on the two-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Although national security has increased markedly
Bricks Aid Clicks
IN THE DAYS when the Web grocery business produced spectacular flops like Webvan, the South African grocery Pick ‘n Pay began developing its business
Lists and Prospecting: Little Progress, Big Potential
As I look back on 30 years of prospecting history, a heretical conclusion forms in my mind: As an industry, we are really no further evolved in prospecting
Net Income Down at Vermont Teddy Bear
Radio, TV, online, and catalog marketing for its new PajamaGram and TastyGram gifts services contributed to a 54% decline in net income for The Vermont
Consumer Confidence Dipped in September
The Conference Board reports that consumer confidence took a nosedive in September. The index dropped from 81.7 in August to 76.8 in September, while