Abacus report shows 6% decline in catalog sales
The fall 2001 Catalog Industry Trend Report released on Dec. 10 by co-op database compiler Abacus Direct shows that for the 12 months ended June 2001,
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Coldwater warns of 4Q loss; shares tumble 32%
Women’s apparel cataloger Coldwater Creek (Nasdaq: CWTR) said it would fall short of its third-quarter projections and warned of a fourth-quarter loss.
November sales roundup
For most marketers, November sales figures can be summed up in one word: Ouch. For instance, sales at Downers Grove, IL-based The Spiegel Group (Nasdaq:
Survey: Shoppers taking their time holiday shopping
Less than a month into the 2001 holiday shopping season, 29% of shoppers hadn
Financial report: Successories posts 3Q loss
Motivational products manufacturer/marketer Successories (Nasdaq: SCES) posted a net loss of $1.8 million for the quarter ended Nov. 3. A year earlier,
Study: online shopping going strong this holiday season
For the week ended Dec. 2, 51.7 million American visited the Web, up 45% from 35.6 million a year ago, according to a recent report from Jupiter Media
USPS roundup: Byrd seeks $875 million for agency, Bush names head of PRC
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) proposed on Dec. 4 a $875 million appropriation for the U.S. Postal Service from a defense appropriations bill working its way
Amazon.com buys assets of Egghead.com
Online behemoth Amazon.com has bought some assets of Egghead.com, the now-defunct online cataloger of software and computer products, according to wire
Movers and shakers
Delray Beach, FL-based cataloger/retailer Office Depot appointed Patricia B. Morrison executive vice president/chief information officer. Morrison was