Booming on eBay
Multititle mailer Brylane wasn’t satisfied with the recovery rate it was getting on overstocks and discontinued items that it sold to discount stores
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Operations and Management: Make a Holiday List (and Check It Twice)
Retailers are fond of promoting Christmas in July sales. Catalog operations experts prefer Christmas planning in July gearing up for the holiday season
Taylor Corp. Acquires G. Neil
Nearly a year after parent company Centis filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, human-resources products cataloger G. Neil Cos. was sold to Taylor
Good News, Bad News in the First Quarter
For pessimists at business-to-business and computer catalogers, the first quarter of 2003 provided plenty to moan about. The demand for PCs and software
Lists and Prospecting: Tapping the Teen Market
If you sell trendy apparel and extreme sports gear, chances are you’re already targeting teens. But marketers selling more mainstream products, from casual
Bulls and Bears: Catalogers Outperform the S&P 500
Ticker symbol Company Price as of 6/5/03 52-week high 52-week low % price change last month Revenue per share T4Q % total debt/total capital DIRECT TO
Management Software Review: A Year of Competitive Change
After two years of sluggish software sales, we are finally starting to see catalog companies investing in new systems. Luckily for them, during the past
Benchmark 2003: Databases
Retailers and other marketers generally view catalogers as being in the forefront of database marketing. In fact, when venture capital firms and other
Demco Books Itself an Acquisition
Longtime rivals in the library-supplies market, Demco and Gaylord Direct are now part of the same company. Madison, WI-based Demco in May acquired Liverpool,
Mark Group to Close Charles Keath Catalog
Wanting to focus on accelerated growth of its Boston Proper women