POSTAL
USPS MAY POST A LOSS Could set stage for additional rate hikes A month before the end of the USPS’s fiscal year 2001, Postmaster General William Henderson
DATABASE MARKETING
BEYOND ABACUS Fledgling co-ops go up against the database giant The Abacus Alliance has long dominated the consumer co-op database marketplace. In fact,
CATALOG MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Wizard parent goes poof Haven Corp., publisher of Mail Order Wizard, suddenly closes Haven Corp., which published the catalog management software programs
Small cataloger seeks partner
It’s a bittersweet story many catalogers have heard before: With a small initial investment, a start-up catalog grows steadily during its first few years
HYBRID MARKETING
The consumer consideration How some b-to-b catalogers sell to individuals as well as companiesBusiness-to-business catalogers selling everything from
RESTRUCTURING
Schein to cut 300 jobs Layoffs expected to save medical supplies cataloger $15 million a yearIn a restructuring effort designed to improve profitability,
DIVESTITURES
Playboy sells last catalog Critics’ Choice Video bought by fulfillment start-up After agreeing to sell its Collectors’ Choice Music catalog in June, Playboy
STRATEGIES
Ross-Simons gets investment Freeman Spogli takes a majority share With an eye on speedier growth and richer resources, on July 25, jewelry, gifts, and
Fishing for catalog buyers in Poland
It’s been more than a decade since Poland shifted from a centrally planned economy to a free-market system. And now that the free-market economy is no
School Health’s double-duty deal
With its April acquisition of sports medicine products cataloger/manufacturer Econoline, cataloger School Health Corp. has realized two goals: to increase