Woodworker’s Supply Buys Defunct Rival
At one point in the late 1990s, Lynn, MA-based Trend-Lines had annual sales of $230 million. The cataloger/ retailer of woodworking tools suffered a reversal
Get to Know Your Neighbors
Ever wonder why a McDonald’s might pop up right across the street from a Burger King? While a Brooks Brothers might not want to open next door to a Jos.
USPS Launches Direct Mail Ad Campaign
In a forthcoming exclusive interview in Catalog Age: The Show Daily, outgoing Direct Marketing Association president/CEO Bob Wientzen, who will retire
Patterson Dental to Acquire Medco Supply Co.
Multititle dental, veterinary, and rehabilitation products cataloger Patterson Dental Co. on April 19 agreed to acquire Medco Supply Co., a $40 million
Golfsmith, Golf Digest Magazine Ink Fulfillment, Advertising Deal
Golf equipment cataloger/retailer Golfsmith on April 13 entered into a partnership with The Golf Digest Cos. to handle all the fulfillment for Golf Digest
Woodworker’s Supply Buys Defunct Rival
The rise and fall of Trend-Lines, a cataloger/retailer of woodworking tools whose sales reached $230 million in the late 1990s, quietly ended on March
Taylor Wins Bankrupt Executive Greetings
After a day of intense bidding, multititle catalog holding company Taylor Corp. last week won a Connecticut bankruptcy court bidding war for the assets
Postal Reform: Don’t Hold Your Breath
After the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service issued its recommendations for reform last July, mailers were optimistic that legislation
The Right Market Research
Tracking the success of each store you operate and the stores’ share of their markets requires extensive research. Golfsmith International, an Austin,
Ross-Simons Tests Payment Alternative
Buy now, pay later offers can boost a marketer’s sales but they can also increase its load of bad debt. By using an outside vendor to run its deferred-credit