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Hail the Conquering Euro
Farewell, franc; goodbye, guilder. The euro is now the official currency of 12 members of the European Community (EC): Austria, Belgium, Finland, France,
The Cybercritic
Every year, The Cybercritic vows not to set foot in a store from the day before Thanksgiving through the day after Christmas. I’ve never been able to
Stars and Stripes Bring Cheer
This holiday season, plenty of catalogers were shouting, Three cheers for the red, white, and blue. Patriotic-themed merchandise sold spectacularly, regardless
Listings
NEW LISTINGS QUADRATEC ESSENTIALS The 391,110-name masterfile of the Quadratec Essentials catalog is now available. Quadratec sells parts and accessories,
Another positive consumer confidence report
Less than a week after The Conference Board reported gains in consumer confidence for January, so, too, did the Univ. of Michigan Surveys of Consumers
Edmund Drops Anchor
You can have too much of a good thing. That’s why Edmund Optics recently launched an overstocks catalog, Anchor Optical Surplus. The Barrington, NJ-based
Spiegel, Brylane, Lillian Vernon Cut Jobs
When business was booming in the late 1990s, consumer catalogers had a tough time finding seasonal help to take and fulfill the crush of holiday orders.
Short Takes: It’s All the Rage
The old jokes about people going postal in the workplace have taken on a sinister meaning as cubicle shootouts make headline news and post-9/11 wariness
Angelica Puts Hospitality Catalogs on the Block
St. Louis-based Angelica Corp. is seeking a buyer for its manufacturing and marketing division, which sells uniforms to the hospitality industry. Included