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Northampton, MA-based Motherwear, a cataloger/retailer of apparel and accessories for expecting and nursing mothers, reduced its staff by 40% in September.

August was the fifth month in a row to show a year-over-year decline in the number of catalogs received by Catalog Tracker. And it was the most dramatic

Suits and ties aren’t the only menswear items in demand. Businessmen determined to dress for success are also investing in dressier socks, belts, and

In Ann Meyer’s September article, Mini Catalog Has Sizable Pay-Off For Support Plus, we incorrectly stated that the Support Plus piece was inserted into

The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 17 passed the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 49), which seeks to permanently eliminate taxes on Internet

Rather than crawling the Internet every 28 days, Google is now continuously

Hanover Direct is taking extra precautions on one of its best-selling products, a bedding package sold in the Domestications catalog, part of Hanover’s

This month we look at another analytical technique or process that direct sellers need to know, understand, and apply to their daily operations: tracking

It’s not easy trying to write a merchandise trend column on the home furnishings front nearly every quarter, as trends emerge slowly especially in a recession