Small Catalogs Forum: Firing Up a Catalog Business
With Firefighters Bookstore, Peggy Glenn has tapped into a hot market niche: books for firefighters. Since mailing its first 16-page catalog in 1990,
Pfaltzgraff Spruces Up Its Setting
For nearly 20 years, tabletop items manufacturer Pfaltzgraff Co. has mailed its catalog to existing customers largely so that they could order supplemental
CVS Launches Home Healthcare Catalog
Woonsocket, RI-based drugstore chain CVS in November launched a 50-page mail order catalog targeting older customers in need of home healthcare. Products
J. Crew hires second CEO in five months
Seizing an opportunity to hire a brand-new chief executive and reap investment capital in one fell swoop, apparel marketer J. Crew on Jan. 27 named former
J. Crew hires second CEO in five months
Seizing an opportunity to hire a brand-new chief executive and reap investment capital in one fell swoop, apparel marketer J. Crew on Jan. 27 named former
Nailco launches spin-off catalog
For 12 years, The Nailco Group has mailed its core catalog of professional beauty supplies twice a year to hair, nail, and tanning salons. But early last
APG Direct parent sold, catalog kaput
Huntington, IN-based Our Sunday Visitor, a nonprofit manufacturer/marketer of products for churches and religious instruction, on Jan. 15 acquired the
Live from NRF: Retail sales to grow 5.6% in 2003
New York–The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that retail sales will increase 5.6% this year, citing gains in consumer income and low interest
J.C. Penney steps up catalog cutbacks
General merchandise cataloger/retailer J.C. Penney on Jan. 10 announced that it will close its Atlanta fulfillment center as well as its Atlanta and Lenexa,