Holding the (Bottom) Line on Expenses
Not surprisingly, fourth-quarter 2001 sales for most of the publicly traded business-to-business and computer catalogers tracked by Catalog Age fell short
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Hanover losses improve
Edgewater, NJ
Losing patience, Federated seeks Fingerhut sale options
Five weeks after conditionally accepting a buyer
Lands’ End says goodbye to Andersen
Dodgeville, WI–Count apparel cataloger Lands’ End (NYSE: LE) among those companies severing ties with embattled accounting firm Arthur Andersen. Lands
New Brylane kitchen book a hit
Multititle mailer Brylane
Movers and shakers
Dodgeville, WI-based Lands
Fingerhut deal near?
A deal to save the Fingerhut catalog business may be finalized by the end of the week. Potential buyer Peter Lytle of Wayzata, MN-based Business Development
Financial reports: J. Crew, Twinlab
‘Merchandising Mistakes’ Contribute to Falling J. Crew Sales Apparel cataloger/retailer J. Crew reported that a challenging economy coupled with a weak retail market and “merchandising mistakes” caused sales and earnings … Continue Reading →
Footstar taps Eastbay vet to launch catalogs
Athletic shoe manufacturer/retailer Footstar on March 27 recruited Harry Colcord to become president of its consumer direct unit. Until then Colcord had
Consumer confidence surges in March
The Conference Board reports that consumer confidence surged from a February index of 95.0 to 110.2 for March. The Present Situation index rose from 96.4