NEW WEB CATALOGS
Rhinestone Studio Not many companies can pin their launch on a cherry festival, but that is precisely how Canton, MI-based Rhinestone Studio got started
News
Postal reform: still waiting
It seemed like good news when on July 26 the House of Representatives approved H.R. 22, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act by a resounding
Rival acquires Video Collection
Itasca, IL-based multititle merchant Infinity Resources has acquired The Video Collection from San Diego-based Genius Products. Terms of the deal, which
20th ANNUAL Catalog Awards
You’re not getting older, you’re getting better that certainly applies to our industry. The possibilities of catalog marketing have expanded thanks to
LISTINGS
New lists Intimate Promise by Roaman’s Launched at the beginning of the year, the Intimate Promise by Roaman’s catalog already has nearly 85,000 six-month
Invasion of the private equity firms
Private equity investors are coming into the industry with a strength and force not seen in nearly a decade. Though just 12 deals were orchestrated during
Movers & shakers
Richmond, VA-based cataloger/retailer Circuit City named Dave Mathews senior vice president and president of Circuit City Direct. Aurora, NY-based ceramics
J. Crew commits to wedding line
After falling 30% in 2003, to $173.5 million, J. Crew’s direct sales are back on the rise, hitting $193.5 million in 2004. Some of that growth is doubtless
Clarity ber alles
Seems to me, as a dispassionate observer, that the World Wide Web has wrought a happy evolution in descriptive copy. That evolution is a seismic shift
Where have all the catalogs gone?
An optimist might argue that it’s simply a sign of the hypercompetitive, multichannel times. But a pessimist would say that this doesn’t bode well for