Spiegel’s Had Enough of the Credit-Card Business
The Spiegel Group announced on Feb. 21 that it would sell its private-label credit-card business, which includes its First Consumers National Bank subsidiary,
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Variety Pack
It can’t be a coincidence that in just one week, I’ve seen three major articles on diversity, in publications as different as a technology research report,
Out of Style
If you were stranded on a desert island for years, would you be clad in the trendiest togs when the rescue ship finally found you? Of course not. Similarly,
Walter Drake dead at 80
Walter Drake, who in 1947 founded the general merchandise catalog that bears his name, died on March 30 of natural causes. He was 80. Drake ran the Colorado
Catalog Technology: When a Spreadsheet Won’t Suffice
Catalogers have been using a combination of spreadsheet analysis, order entry solutions, and trend forecasting software to manage their marketing analytics
Market Sector Report: Pet Mailers Mark Their Territory
More than 63 million U.S. households have pets up 2% from 1998, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. And if it’s true that
Listings
NEW LISTS COLLAGE The roughly 7,500 12-month buyers of Collage catalog spent an average of $85 an order on handmade paper, calligraphy sets, desk accessories,
Healthy Deal for Dr. Leonard’s Healthcare
The sale of Dr. Leonard’s Healthcare Corp., which consists of the Dr. Leonard’s and Carol Wright Gifts catalogs, is good news for owner American Securities,
People News
Phoenix-based pet products marketer PetSmart promoted David A. Quinn to senior vice president, distribution. He had been vice president of distribution.
Registering for Revenue
Universal Screen Arts’ two catalogs, What on Earth and Art & Artifact, sell products such as The Bog Monster (a rubber creature that attaches under the