Williams-Sonoma to launch spin-off
Multititle home goods cataloger/retailer Williams-Sonoma is going after less-upscale buyers. In April the San Francisco-based company will launch West
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IGo sold for $8.4 million
To expand its product line and distribution network, portable computer maker Mobility Electronics is buying iGo, a cataloger of batteries and other accessories
Live from NEMOA: Blair “quietly proactive” about acquisitions
Cambridge, MA–During his session at the New England Mail Order Association (NEMOA) Spring Conference on March 22, Blair Corp. president/CEO John Zawacki
Vermont Country Store tests Essential Goods title
Weston, VT–Like so many aging celebrities,Vermont Country Store is pursuing youth. The venerable family-owned business, which began in 1946, last week
Casual Male sells remaining assets
Men’s cataloger/retailer Casual Male, which has been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since May 2001, said on March 22 that it has entered
Live from NEMOA: fictional customers, real-life revenue
Cambridge, MA–Creating fictional buyers can pave the way to genuine sales. So said Jen Cardello, director of customer experience services for Gomez at
Billy Martin’s retail arm to pitch catalog?
Billy Martin may be entering a whole new ball game: catalogs. Billy Martin
DMA report finds Web marketers responding to privacy challenges
Most Web catalogers are opting in to offering opt-outs. According to the new E-Commerce Industry Report 2001-2002 from the Direct Marketing Association,
Limited completes tender offer for Intimate Brands
Columbus, OH-based The Limited (NYSE: LTD) completed its offer on March 21 for all the shares of Intimate Brands (NYSE: IBI) it doesn’t already own, receiving
Live from NEMOA: treat your vendors right
Cambridge, MA–Be good to your vendors, Home Decorators Collection president Gil Kemp told attendees of the New England Mail Order Association (NEMOA)