Sensory overload
Banner Engineering Corp. is a global leader in process and industrial automation, thanks to its serious selection of sensors. The Minneapolis-based manufacturer/merchant
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Sad Ending for Smith & Hawken
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. is Pulling the Plug on Smith & Hawken. The catalog and Website of the high-end home and garden merchant stopped taking orders
Paper Prices Leveling Off
It’s been a crazy couple of years in the world of paper pricing. After six straight quarters of increases, paper prices fell during the first half of
Who owns what
Many of the MCM 100 are Multititle Mailers. Here’s a Guide to Who Owns What: 1-800-FLOWERS.COM includes 1-800-Flowers.com, Ambrosia, Cheryl & Co., Fannie
Spring Hill Applies SPF
A Multichannel Merchant Staffer Recently Ordered Some Plants from Spring Hill Nursery. When the order arrived, her husband unpacked the plants and found
Godiva Turns a Postal Snafu into Sweet Service
Here’s a Story from a Multichannel Merchant Reader Who Recently Received a Catalog from Godiva Chocolatier. For some reason the catalog arrived with postage
Paying the price for J. Jill
When Talbots Bought J. Jill Three Years Ago, it was no secret that industry watchers felt the women’s apparel merchant had way overpaid. Financial experts
MCM 100: Methodology
The Multichannel Merchant 100 was compiled by the Multichannel Merchant editorial staff and freelancer Michael DiMarco through public records, data card
First Quarter is a Bloodbath for B-to-B
What a Difference a Year Makes. Unlike last year when nearly all of the business-to-business and computer catalog/Web marketers tracked by Multichannel
New vs. nu?
This shouldn’t be an iconoclastic suggestion: Catalogs that lean on the same old clichs not only don’t reflect the most aggressive and most competitive