Direct Media founder/chairman Dave Florence has achieved much in his nearly 50-year career in the list and data processing industries. After successful stints as a sales data processing sales rep for IBM and Royal McBee Corp., Florence went on to found Direct Media in 1969, and the rest is history. But when he
Nonprofit mailers have until June 18 to protest an April 19 proposed rule by the U.S. Postal Service that looks to force nonprofits to classify their bulk mailings as first class if they personalize them with solicitations or other personalized messages.
May Department Stores, which on June 9 agreed to buy retailer Marshall Field
New York–Cataloging icon John Peterman has told his rise and fall story many times since his J. Peterman Company went bankrupt and folded in 1999. Two years after the company closed, Peterman told of the bittersweet saga in his book, “Peterman Rides Again.” Then last year, perhaps having become sick of recounting the J. Peterman story countless times to promote the book, Peterman exercised the rights to the original company’s name and relaunched the J. Peterman catalog and Website.
Prospective bidders have until June 11 to submit bids for the Spiegel Catalog business.
Donald Mokrynski, chairman of list firm Mokrynski & Associates, has been named this year
New York-based athletic shoe retailer Foot Locker has launched the official Website to buy U.S. Olympic team clothing and merchandise.
InfoUSA has acquired The Edith Roman Cos., a list brokerage and management firm, for an undisclosed sum.
Upscale apparel and home furnishings cataloger Garnet Hill in August plans to spin off a 64-page catalog devoted to children
First-quarter revenue at teen products cataloger and marketing services company Alloy (Nasdaq: ALOY) increased 27%.