From bears to bags
Shelburne, VT-based Vermont Teddy Bear Co. is hoping to bag plenty of sales from its Gift Bag Boutique spin-off. The Website launched in mid-November,
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A Date with Density
Given the cost of producing and mailing a catalog, density the number of products per page is a crucial consideration. Catalogers may try to save money
A dearth of deals
How few industry mergers and acquisitions were there during the third quarter? So few that the biggest story involved a deal that wasn’t consummated:
Spiegel parent buys two more
San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital Corp. is well on the way to becoming a major player on the women’s apparel catalog scene. The private equity firm,
TIDBITS
Right direction The Supply Chain and Logistics Directory, newly released by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, is a directory with
Not just the facts, ma’am
Tradition, folklore, custom, habit, standard operating procedure, We’ve always done it that way: That explains why business catalogs feel comfort and
Building a Better SHOPPING CART
Shopping-cart abandonment is as old as e-commerce itself. Web merchants have battled the problem largely by redesigning their forms or by streamlining
Office furniture mailer sold
Patience is a virtue that has paid off for Takkt, the Stuttgart, Germany-based multititle merchant whose U.S. properties include industrial supplier K+K
Movers & shakers
Quincy, MA-based women’s apparel cataloger/retailer J. Jill Group has named Lisa Bayne executive vice president/chief marketer. She was previously senior
No bah humbug here
There’s no shortage of topics to discuss this issue: another year without Santa bringing postal reform in his bag of goodies; the likely long-term effects