Back-end Web developments

| Matthew Cohn

With the Internet now picking up steam as a viable sales channel for catalogers, electronic commerce systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated on

Starbucks Business Gift Catalog

| Moira Pascale

Coffee and business go together, according to Patty Howell, director of corporate gifts for Seattle-based coffee-house chain Starbucks. With that in mind,

UPS announces rate hikes

| Paul Miller

For the most part, United Parcel Service is taking it easy on catalogers and other shippers in its annual rate increase, which takes effect Feb. 8. Ground

Gift-Ties

| MCM staff

For a new twist on an old gift idea, buyers can now surf to Gift-Ties. “We saw a need in the online world for a place where a woman could get a gift for

Victoria reveals her secrets

| Paul Miller

Victoria’s Secret catalog president/CEO Cindy Fields has helped to nearly double the company’s catalog sales, from $436 million in 1993 to $760 million

Illume

| MCM staff

With more and more people burning for candles, it’s no wonder that manufacturer/wholesaler/retailer Illume has exceeded response expectations with its

Front-end Web strategies

| Matthew Cohn

Web marketers such as online bookstore Amazon.com are quickly learning that customization can lead to cobranding and Web partnerships. Amazon.com’s innovative

Droog

| MCM staff

Delia’s, the New York-based cataloger of apparel and accessories for teen girls, is now going after the guys. The company mailed Droog, a catalog of hip