Anthrax Anxiety Leads Consumers to Survivalist Catalog
Stamford, CT–A favorite catalog of survivalists, Brigade Quartermasters has seen demand for its products soar since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and
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Harvard Bioscience Acquires Scie-Plas
Holliston, MA–Harvard Bioscience has acquired Scie-Plas, a U.K. company that designs, manufactures, and markets equipment for gel electrophoresis, a
Home Depot Launches Online Gift Center
Atlanta–Home improvement products retailer The Home Depot has launched the Online Holiday Gift Center, an online store that can be accessed by the company
Burpee Holding Co. Files for Chapter 11
Burpee Holding Co., the Warminster, PA-based holding company of seed cataloger W. Atlee Burpee & Co., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a
Attack Aftermath: Back to Business
Last year at this time, catalogers were basing their plans and projections on how business had been 12 months prior. But following the Sept. 11 terrorist
NOW WHAT?
The impact of the World Trade Center disaster hits you as soon as you step out of the subway car at the City Hall/Brooklyn Bridge stop in lower Manhattan.
Short Takes: Bargain Aisle
Low-cost, low-tech, and conservative are still the watchwords in most distribution centers when it comes to investing in material handling equipment.
USPS Makes Rate Case Official
Given the toll that the economy is taking on mailers, some catalogers might have expected the U.S. Postal Service to reconsider its proposed rate increase.
Attack Aftermath: Catalogers Lend a Hand
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks resulted in massive destruction, but the tragic events also produced a massive, perhaps even unprecedented, outpouring