This month, we launch a List Watch Q&A feature, in which we ask list pros to give us their `take’ on a hot list issue.The most recent Catalog Age Benchmark

U.K.’s Data Protection Act makes overseas mailings trickierOn March 1, when the U.K.’s Data Protection Act (DPA) takes effect, one of Europe’s largest

Scandinavia may offer catalogers one of the most promising markets in Europe. The region’s 24 million consumers make up the most affluent European population,

Cheerios and Dr. Pepper, not to mention other U.S. packaged goods, have enabled Chuck and Kelly Grafft to create a $7 million business in Japan. Their

In November, two Internet wine merchants, Wine.com and Send.com, announced huge infusions of venture capital totaling $90 million. A third marketer, WineShopper.com,

Lands’ End has turned a rebuke from German courts into a sales pitch. In September, Germany’s highest court ruled that the apparel cataloger was violating

Are catalogers failing to stake their claim?Before Pottery Barn proved them wrong in the early ’90s, many catalogers believed that few customers would

How the ‘Net can speed the rental processList companies have long recognized the inefficiency of the list ordering process: A mailer sends an order to

On Nov. 3, Minneapolis-based Fingerhut Cos. announced plans to acquire $180 million Garfield, NJ-based Popular Club Plan from J. Crew Group for an undisclosed