Short Takes: Genie in the Bottleneck
It may be a clich to say that business savvy lies in managing people, processes, and technology properly, but it’s still remarkable that some companies
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Correction:
In our January 2002 issue, Hickory Farms’ third-party logistics provider was mistakenly identified as CTC Distribution Direct (Fit to be Tied, page 28).
Foreign Affairs
While in China two years ago, I stopped at a general store/supermarket in a dusty neighborhood on the outskirts of Nanning, a characterless, charmless
Operations and Management: Fighting the Elements
In our occasional series The Smart Warehouse, Steve Harris, senior vice president of Middlebury, VT-based site design consultancy Bread Loaf Corp. answers
Holiday Sales Roundup: A Wild Ride
Abbey Press president Gerald Wilhite describes holiday 2001 as an unexpected route to an expected destination. The $35 million cataloger of religious-themed
Lists and Prospecting: Prospecting by Association
Although direct response lists remain the best prospecting sources for most catalogers, some mailers seek to expand their universe of names by renting
Hilton HHonors teams up with Good Catalog in Valentine’s Day promo
In time for Valentine
New Catalogs
Headsets.com To spread the word about its telephone headsets, three-and-a-half-year-old marketer Headsets.com mailed its first print catalog in August.
Ebbets Field Flannels Scores with Stall & Dean
As a kid, Jerry Cohen, founder of Seattle-based cataloger Ebbets Field Flannels, was enthralled by baseball uniforms. Even today, while some fans are