Catalogers sing UPS blues

| MCM staff

Multititle cataloger Knight’s Ltd. has been a United Parcel Service customer for 20 years. But now St. Louis-based Knight’s is considering ending its

Genesis regroups

| Paul Miller

Having spent the better part of its first three years on a catalog-buying binge after raising some $134 million in capital, Genesis Direct has put on

New Lists

| MCM staff

Weekend Scientists The 35,027 American Science & Surplus catalog buyers are primarily men 25-45 years old who have children living at home. They’ve bought

Social Studies School Service

| MCM staff

To better enable teachers to order educational products online, Social Studies School Service (SSSS) in July launched a Web catalog offering nearly 15,000

Strategic exchanges

| MCM staff

Among the participants in Catalog Age’s 1998 Benchmark Report on Lists and Databases (see July issue), only 20% exchange names with competitors. But list

Firing Back

| MCM staff

More support-and acrimony Thank you for having the courage to include your “Editor’s page” on catalog censorship in the September issue. It turned my

The devil made me do it

| MCM staff

Before we get too caught up in procrastinating on our holiday shopping, it’s time for us to award our favorite Halloween catalog cover. And the lucky

Getting past the gatekeeper

| Paul Miller

One of the great unknowns of business-to-business cataloging: the volume of catalogs that actually make it out of the company mailroom and into the hands

Slash-and save

| MCM staff

Victoria’s Secret’s announcement that it was slashing catalog circulation 30% signals a change of strategy for the women’s lingerie and apparel marketer.

Doubts in Dodgeville

| Paul Miller

After three sluggish quarters and a stock plunge of roughly 50% for the year, Lands’ End’s board of directors apparently felt that enough was enough.