Financial reports: Jos. A. Bank, J. Jill
Jos. A. Bank Profit Up 30% Hampstead, MD-based men
News
Frederick’s Sues Arthur Andersen
Though it’s in the news for its role in the Enron Corp. bankruptcy debacle, Chicago-based Big Four accounting firm Arthur Andersen is also dealing with
Omaha Steaks Delivers for Gourmet Meal Service
A year after Omaha Steaks launched its prepared foods Website A La Zing, the food cataloger’s A La Zing unit has hooked up with Alexandria, VA-based frozen
Listings
NEW LISTS J&L INDUSTRIAL The 467,374 customers of the J&L Industrial catalog work primarily at manufacturing companies that deal with fabricated metal
Online Leads: Quantity or Quality?
Back in the old days, when commerce was spelled without the first catalogers used traditional marketing efforts to generate catalog requests, including
Eye on B-to-B: Must-Have Features for B-to-B Websites
To be effective, all e-commerce sites need intuitive navigation, speedy load times, and clear disclosure of privacy statements. But business-to-business
All the News That’s Good
While at the prescreening for the Annual Catalog Awards (you did check out the list of finalists on page 8, didn’t you?), one of the judges pumped me
Lists and Prospecting: More Selective About Selects
For certain, catalogers that plan to boost their prospecting this year are in the minority. Among respondents to the 2002 Catalog Age Benchmark Report
Buy.com Buys Into Magalog Format
In the wake of the dot-com bust, Irvine, CA-based Web marketer Buy.com has launched a 40-page magalog as a means of garnering additional sales. The Buy.com
MTAC Report: USPS Prognosis Not Particularly Good
If you were looking for good news, the February meeting of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) was not the place to be. Deputy Postmaster