San Francisco Music Box Co.’s New Parent
As a noncore division of athletic shoes cataloger/retailer Foot Locker (formerly the Venator Group), The San Francisco Music Box Co. (SFMB) was pretty
Spiegel Lays Off 95 in Telesales
Downers Grove, IL–Fresh off a 17% November sales decrease, multititle mailer The Spiegel Group laid off 95 workers from its 4,000-employee telesales
Mixed Signs on Catalog Delivery
This season, catalog delivery timeliness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Most catalogers and industry watchdogs say that despite anthrax-related
Mercedes Revs Up Its Catalog
Four years ago, Mercedes-Benz began to reposition its automobiles as more mainstream and affordable. At the same time, Mercedes relaunched its catalog
USPS Offers Address Validation
Now that the U.S. Postal Service has licensed its Delivery Point Validation (DPV) program, vendors should have the software available for use early next
Cornerstone Brands Lands Credit Line
Despite having taken what its executive chairman Bill End referred to in August as a lot of missteps over the past 18-24 months, multititle mailer Cornerstone
USPS in Crisis-Management Mode
For its fiscal year ended Sept. 30, the U.S. Postal Service lost $1.65 billion. And that was before anthrax was found in the mail stream. Now the USPS
UPS to Raise Ground Rates 3.6% on Average
United Parcel Service on Nov. 2 announced that it will raise its rates for the 15th time in 15 years. Standard ground shipping rates will increase an
List Watch: Don’t Overlook List Overlays
As catalogers try to get more value out of their mailing lists, there’s been a growing interest in data overlays. More specifically, mailers are interested
Nasco to merge with Aristotle Corp.
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