Tales From the Front
IT’S JULY. NOT CHRISTMAS WE KNOW A LOT OF RETAILERS TRY to rush the holiday season, but we don’t have to like it. A National Wildlife Federation catalog
Marketing
In Memoriam
Alan Rimm-Kaufman, founder of online marketing consultancy The Rimm-Kaufman Group, died July 18 from leukemia at the age of 41. Senior writer Tim Parry
New Catalog/Spin-Off
SILVER: Print Channel Harry & David, Celebrate Giving the Best 2008 Legendary food gifts marketer Harry & David is going after the business gifts market
Clarification
In the July cover story Slimmer pickings, we stated that printer Arandell Corp. does not plan to invest in the new tabbing technology to accommodate slim-jim
Home, Hardware and Gardening Supplies
L.L. Bean, Smarthome: Home, Hardware and Gardening Supplies
Gifts
L.L. Bean, Harry & David | Gifts
Consumer Specialty Products
Especially Yours, Vitamins.com, Ebags.com, SheetMusicPlus.com, Stewart-MacDonald: Consumer Specialty Products
Small Catalog
Boundlesss Journeys, Fetchdog: Small Catalog | Silver
Scary Christmas
Typically By September merchants are getting frantic about being prepared for the all-important holiday season. Did we order enough inventory? Too much?
Industrial Supplies
GOLD: Print Channel New Pig Corp., The Big Pigalog Buying Guide 2009 Starting from the cover of this high-scoring catalog, it’s clear that New Pig is