Creating your best holiday catalogs ever
It may be the middle of summer, but in the catalog world, the holiday season is here. Merchants have finalized their orders, marketers have anticipated
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A new crop of catalogs
When It Comes to the Web, most merchants are happy to talk about what they’re doing even how they’re doing. Getting them to talk about general sales is
Report: USPS Overcharged by $50 Billion-Plus for CSRS Benefits
The Postal Regulatory Commission on June 30 submitted a report to Congress, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the U.S. Postal Service that shows the USPS was overcharged at least $50 billion for payments to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) from 1972 to 2009.
Signature Hardware Adds Outdoor Furniture
Signature Hardware is heading outdoors: The direct merchant of antique-style reproduction fixtures for the home has expanded its merchandise line to include outdoor furniture.
USPS’s Susan Plonkey on Fixing the Postal Service
Susan M. Plonkey was named new acting president, mailing and shipping services, for the U.S. Postal Service on June 3
Fat Brain Toys Mails First Print Catalog
After conducting considerable research and listening to customer feedback, Fat Brain Toys has launched a print catalog.
Monks Close Abbey Press Catalog, Starting New Web Venture
After struggling with declining sales over the past five years, the Benedictine monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey that own and operate religious gifts marketer Abbey Press have closed its catalog and Website.
New Sharper Image Catalog Arrives This Week
Relaunched gifts and gadgets merchant Sharper Image has mailed its first print catalog just in time for Father
ACMA Elects 2010 Board
THE AMERICAN CATALOG MAILERS ASSOCIATION (ACMA) has named its board of directors for 2010. Allen Abbott of Paul Fredrick MenStyle was elected chairman;
Tips for Testing: What Paper is Right for Your Catalog?
When the going gets tough, catalogers often look at changing their paper to cut costs. According to the recent MCM Outlook 2010 survey on Catalogs, 39.2%