CONSUMER AND CATALOGER/RETAILER: Topsy-turvy third quarter
Previously profitable mailers see red; others return to the blackCall it a reversal of fortunes: During the third quarter of 1999, a number of the publicly
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Euro anticlimax
Much ado about nothing: That sums up catalogers’ view of the Jan. 1, 1999, debut of the euro. While Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland,
ACQUISITIONS: GE takes control of Genesis
Bankruptcy court also approves sale of Carol WrightOn Dec. 17, a Newark, NJ, bankruptcy court gave the sale of Genesis Direct to GEInvestment the green
Colorful word images that still SELL
I’m rich with wristwatches. I have a Patek-Philippe, a Rolex, a Breitling, a Baum & Mercier, a Universal, even a Casio. The one watch I no longer have
MORE THAN eye CANDY
There’s a time and place for everything. And when it comes to developing a Website, it’s easy to get carried away with all the technological bells and
The Genesis curse?
Beleaguered multititle cataloger Genesis Direct (sometimes known as Proteam.com) may have been rescued from bankruptcy when GE Capital agreed in December
The NEW EUROPEAN MARKET: The time is right to consider expanding into Europe
When we helped launch Lands’ End in the United Kingdom in 1991, the European catalog market bore little resemblance to the market of today. Back then,
`How can I improve my Website’s navigation?’
When you go to any supermarket in America, you know the drill: Shopping carts are stowed in queues outside the store or immediately inside as you enter;
The Santa Claus affair
Just call her Kristine Kringle. When apparel cataloger Lands’ End used two “mystery Santas” as cover models for December catalogs, and launched a Web
INTERNATIONAL: Going worldwide via the Web
The overseas Internet markets to watchThe World Wide Web is rapidly living up to its name. Of the 158.5 million people now online worldwide, more than