Viking’s Helford retires…again
Wondering what Michael Jordan and Irwin Helford have in common? Both have retired more than once. CATALOG AGE has learned Helford retired last month as
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Good Catalog/Gifts.com for sale
Less than four years after buying Good Catalog Co., Reader
USPS formally approves rate hike
The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors on April 9 formally rubber-stamped the recommended decision of the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) to increase
On the selling block: Joan Cook, Deerskin Trading
From the Whatever Happened To? Files: Venerable catalog titles Joan Cook and Deerskin Trading Post are on the market, according to Daniel DeStefano, chairman
Financial reports: Franklin Covey, Sharper Image, Lands’ End
Franklin Covey Gains on Sale of Premier; Sales Suffer Personal organizer manufacturer/marketer Franklin Covey (NYSE: FC) reported net income of $35.1
Alamo completes Valu-Bilt acquisition
Alamo Group has completed is acquisition of the assets of $14.1 million Des Moines, IA-based Valu-Bilt Tractor Parts from Quality Stores for $7.5 million.
Faith Mountain folds catalog
Three years
USPS submits overhaul plan to Congress
(Direct Newsline)–The U.S. Postal Service, facing rising costs and shrinking business, asked Congress Thursday for a law change overhauling its operations.
Town establishes Fingerhut ‘disaster plan’
The St. Paul “Pioneer Press” reports that the city of St. Cloud, MN, where Fingerhut Cos. has employed more than 1,000 people for years, is preparing
Neiman Marcus suspends unprofitable catalogs
The Neiman Marcus Group, which mails the Chef