Bean hopes for great Adventures
Betting that a high percentage of its female customers lead active lives, apparel, outdoor gear, and home decor merchant L.L. Bean has spun off a catalog
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New lists Blue Mountain Catalog Selling a broad range of practical home and personal care products, the Blue Mountain catalog has put its 50,000-name
Good, not great
While holiday 2004 sales were adequate for most of the merchants contacted by Catalog Age, overall results hardly suggest that a robust economic recovery
A word to Waterwise
Thirsty for knowledge, Leesburg, FL-based Waterwise agreed to subject itself to the scrutiny of this month’s tag team of creative consultants. With the
Movers & shakers
Freeport, ME-based cataloger/retailer L.L. Bean appointed Daniel Love vice president of finance. Love had been chief financial officer/senior vice president
Ohio flood nearly sinks Rossi Pasta
A flood that washed into southeastern Ohio in mid-September could have seriously dampened Rossi Pasta’s business. But the gourmet pasta manufacturer/marketer
Delayed reactions
Last month Catalog Tracker noted a nearly 8% decline in year-over-year catalog volume for October. Were merchants pushing back their holiday mailings
If I were in charge
As e-commerce reaches its 10-year anniversary, it’s an interesting time to reflect on what we have learned. According to ComScore Networks, holiday 2004
Gender Gap
For those of you who hew to the stereotype of women as ber-shoppers, a recent AOL survey of 6,250 consumers offers some eye-opening facts. It reports
EMS climbs back into the mail
Eighteen years after discontinuing its catalog of apparel and supplies for extreme-sports enthusiasts, Peterborough, NH-based Eastern Mountain Sports