Credit issues blamed for death of Fingerhut deal
The woes of credit-based businesses such as Spiegel
MCM staff
Financial reports: Henry Schein, Sharper Image
Henry Schein 1Q net income up 40% Medical, dental, and veterinary supplies cataloger Henry Schein (Nasdaq: HSIC) improved its first-quarter bottom line
New NEMOA board announced
The New England Mail Order Association (NEMOA) announced its newly elected board members for 2002-03. The president of NEMOA is Robert Allen, president/CEO,
Financial reports: RedEnvelope, Kennametal, and more
RedEnvelope revenue up 71% for the year Privately held gifts cataloger RedEnvelope says it reaped $56 million in sales for its fiscal year ended March
Rosier Outlook for the Gardening Market
It would seem that these are not the best of times for gardening catalogers. For starters, increasing competition from big-box retailers such as Wal-Mart,
J. Crew CEO out, mass layoffs reported
In an apparently abrupt departure, J. Crew Group CEO Mark Sarvary left the company “by mutual agreement” on May 1. Sarvary couldn
At Deadline
ANNIE’S ATTIC PARENT BUYS CLOTILDE’S Dynamic Resource Group (DRG), the parent company of the Annie’s Attic and House of White Birches needlecrafts catalogs,
Operations Roundtable: The Back End Takes a Front Seat
In February, Catalog Age met in Richmond, VA, with nine catalog operations executives. Some worked at large, multititle mailers, others at small companies
talking heads
ANDREW TRAVERS, Dir. of Operations, The Orvis Co., Manchester, VT From an operations perspective, the Web channel is treated as an enhancement to our
Federated Mulls Its Fingerhut Options
Five weeks after Federated Department Stores accepted a nonbinding letter of intent from Business Development Group Acquisitions (BDGA) to buy its entire