Retail in Store for Levenger
Reading accessories cataloger Levenger has been mapping out a retail strategy for three years now. But due to a joint venture with a retail pro, the Delray
Lands’ End President/CEO Dyer to Leave
A little more than a year after the company was sold to Sears, Lands
Following Anti-Spam in D.C.
Catalogers need to keep a pulse on spam’s fate in Washington, since their legitimate e-mails are often mistaken for spam. Anti-spam bills currently on
Chinaberry Makes Cuts, Lays Off President
Pressured by its bank to turn a profit this year, books and gifts mailer Chinaberry in early June laid off president Gary DeMaine. Ed Ruethling, an owner
Mark Group to Close Charles Keath
To focus solely on growing its Boston Proper women’s apparel title, The Mark Group plans to shut its Charles Keath gifts catalog early next year. Charles
Lists and Prospecting: Making Retail Buyers Mail Order Prospects
As more catalogers expand into the retail channel, they’re adding the names of store buyers to their house files. But converting those retail customers
Lists and Prospecting: Renting Out Your Retail Names
If you think the names of your store buyers can’t bring in list rental revenue, think again. As Dennis Bissig, group vice president for Hackensack, NJ-based
Matrix Group Acquires Rights to The Female Athlete
Safety Harbor, FL-based multititle sporting goods cataloger Matrix Group Ltd. acquired the intellectual property of Catalog Group, marketer of The Female
Bush Postal Commission Formalizes Recommendations
On July 23, the president’s Commission on the United States Postal Service unveiled its second and final set of recommendations for postal reform. In