UPS to Test No-Frills Service
(Direct Newsline) United Parcel Service will test UPS Basic, a no-frills, low-cost service for selected direct marketers starting this month. “Catalog
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Stravitz Resigns Top Brylane Post
Russell Stravitz
FAO Outlook Grows Even Grimmer
The same day that it announced liduidity concerns, King of Prussia, PA-based FAO receive a notice of default from its lenders. The notice, which FAO received
October Sales Roundup
If October catalog sales are any indication, most of the publicly traded cataloger/retailers tracked by CATALOG AGE have reason to be optimistic for the
Financial Reports: Excelligence, Urban Outfitters
3Q Earnings, Sales Increase at Excelligence Third-quarter revenue at Monterey, CA-based educational products manufacturer/marketer Excelligence Learning
Terence Conran Shop Goes Direct
U.K.-based contemporary furnishings marketer Terence Conran Shop mailed its first transactional catalog in the U.S. in September to an undisclosed number
Online Holiday Spending Expected to Hit $17 Billion
Jupiter Research forecasts a 21% rise in online holiday sales this year. The New York-based research firm expects an influx of new Web shoppers to drive
Fingerhut Launches Jewelry Continuity Program
(Direct Newsline) On Nov. 1, Fingerhut Direct mailed two 100,000-piece efforts for a jewelry continuity program. A third effort, also consisting of 100,000
Consultant Maxwell Sroge Dies
Maxwell
Live from AdTech: Rich Media Performs for B-to-B Campaign
(Direct Newsline) Businesspeople don’t have time to contend with “cool” online technology. Flash and other rich media doesn’t dazzle them. They want marketers