Financial Reports: Delia’s, Blyth
Despite growth in its catalog and Internet division, manufacturer/marketer Blyth posted a third-quarter loss. But teen apparel and sports gear cataloger/retailer Delia’s narrowed its loss for the quarter
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Christian Book Distributors Buys Best to You
Cataloger/retailer Christian Book Distributors (CBD) has purchased Best to You, a catalog and online merchant of Christian-themed gifts.
Tahitian Noni Launches Catalog
Tahitian Noni has been a direct seller of juices and other health and wellness products for 10 years, relying on home parties as its principal sales channel. But the company has now expanded into another direct channel: print catalogs.
Leverage Your Bottom Line With Buyer Remails
What can a high-profit buyer remail do to boost your bottom line? Compare a circulation plan before and after adding a buyer remail. When you take the financials all the way down to the bottom line, you can see the dramatic change in profitability you can achieve.
Fingerhut finds its way to Today’s Home
Fingerhut introduced Today’s Home, a ” home furnishings and housewares catalog in September.
Growth spurt for kids’ market
The baby boomers are all grown up, but that’s not stopping them and their offspring from buying children’s merchandise via mail. According to New York-based
Gone to the Dogs
In honor of the holidays, and as a break from all the M&A news (R.R. Donnelley buying Banta, infoUSA buying Rubin Response, Golden Gate buying everyone
Waiting with an open mailbox
Surveys and studies consistently show that print catalogs are one of the most effective ways of driving Web sales. But judging from the Catalog Tracker
Big Deal: Eddie Bauer and Golden Gate
Golden Gate Capital and Sun Capital on Nov. 13 agreed to buy $1.75 billion cataloger/retailer Eddie Bauer for $614 million
Plow & Hearth’s new city address
Having established its niche as a seller of country living products, Plow & Hearth is now going after city slickers. The Madison, VA-based cataloger/retailer