Peter Girard

Black Box Catalog, 1997-1998

| Peter Girard

How long should you wait for technical support?” asks Black Box on its back cover. This question strikes a nerve, as anyone familiar with manufacturers’

Sundance, Holiday 1997

| Peter Girard

To satisfy the expectations of its target market, the Sundance catalog needs to incorporate traditional Southwestern themes and environmentally friendly

Brylane

| Peter Girard

Brylane’s roots reach back 94 years, to the founding of the Lane Bryant clothing store in 1904. But the nearly century-long evolution that turned Brylane

WinterSilks files Ch. 11

| Peter Girard

Silk apparel cataloger WinterSilks filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 31, after its primary lender, American National Bank and Trust Co.

Backroads (www.backroads.com)

| Peter Girard

It’s the ultimate marketing challenge: How do you convince customers to make a large purchase of an intangible item they can’t sample, haven’t tried before,