At Deadline
SAN FRANCISCO MUSIC BOX SOLD Cataloger/retailer Foot Locker (formerly Venator) on Nov. 13 sold gifts cataloger/retailer The San Francisco Music Box Co.
MCM staff
New Procedures in Place
Between Oct. 24 and Oct. 31, operations consultancy F. Curtis Barry & Co. surveyed 500 catalog companies about any changes they were considering or had
Pottery Barn
It all began with the Peruvian stirrup-spouted pot. When I first spotted this 2,000-year-old beauty at the Dallas Museum of Art, I was stunned by its
People News
Sandpoint, ID-based apparel cataloger Coldwater Creek appointed Daniel Griesemer senior vice president of retail. Previously, Griesemer held upper management
Honey, I Shrunk the Dot
There is the real world, and there is the electronic world. Tech shop findtheDOT, Inc., based in Oakland, CA, offers a technology designed to connect
opinion & response
Plane Crazy Publicity Stunt Some 73 years after Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the U.S., a plucky dentist from Sonoma, CA, re-created
The Electronic Catalog: Catalogers Make Their E-Resolutions for 2002
It’s too soon to raise a glass and toast the new year, but it’s not too early to plan your new year’s resolutions. CATALOG AGE asked several marketers
Rabbit, Run
The promise of Web access to any information is in theory a great idea, but there have been many obstacles which have made it very difficult to get immediate
Recycled Paper: Old News or New Deal?
It’s been more than a decade since concerns about the environment prompted some catalogers to try recycled paper. Back then, many mailers wanted to help
Getting Personalwith Morlee Griswold
Morlee Griswold is catalog director for Ventura, CA-based Patagonia, a cataloger/retailer of outdoor gear and apparel. Where did you grow up? Reno, the