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SPIEGEL CHIEF JUMPS SHIP He was supposed to right the wrongs of troubled Spiegel Group. But on Feb. 28, less than two years after becoming president/CEO/vice
MCM staff
Feb. 14 Brings Valentines to Some Catalogers
It couldn’t have looked worse for Valentine’s Day gift sales. In early February, the economy was still lagging, while the potential for war with Iraq
The ‘Breck’ of Breck’s Dies
Luther Adams “Bo” Breck, the fifth-generation Breck of the Breck
March Retail Sales Down 0.7%
March 2003 retail sales were 0.7% lower than sales for March 2002, according to a survey by information services firm ShopperTrak. The survey also showed
Sneaker Solution
IN THE FIERCELY COMPETITIVE, uncertain world of Internet liquidation, Overstock.com uses what COO James Hyde calls the sneaker solution to keep the warehouse
Mixed Picking Methods Boost Efficiency
IN THESE LEAN ECONOMIC TIMES, nothing gets distribution execs more excited than the prospect of saving big bucks in the warehouse. This was the impetus
Annual Catalog Awards Finalists
The judges of Catalog Age’s 18th Annual Catalog Awards have named 83 finalists in 24 categories from a field of nearly 300 entries. The finalists in the
Opinion and Response
CATALOGS WE LOVE Even if you never grasped the basics of the Dewey Decimal System, you’ve got to love the Gaylord catalog of furniture and supplies for
Sears Considers Selling Its Credit Business
“Credit” has apparently become a four-letter word in direct marketing. Following the credit woes of such marketers as Spiegel and Fingerhut, Sears, Roebuck