Nordstrom catalog founder dies

| MCM staff

John Whitacre, the only non-Nordstrom family member to hold a top executive position at the apparel retailer and the executive who started Nordstrom

Catalog retail roundup

| MCM staff

By early December, San Francisco-based gifts and gadgets marketer Sharper Image Corp.will have opened 20 new stores this fiscal year, bringing the company’s

FedEx rates to go up Jan. 6

| Paul Miller

FedEx Corp. on Nov. 20 announced that its air and ground rates will increase on Jan. 6. FedEx Ground rates will rise an average of 3.9%. Air/express list